Kurt Eichenwald

I found this book to be impossible to put down. The author is very talented at writing, and his memoir is honest and compelling.

Then I read lots of the reviews. They represent a BINGO card of language that able-bodied people use about disability narratives: inspirational, brave, courageous!

And I thought about how folks without the privileges of the author are navigating their experiences with epilepsy, and how we as a society are failing them. And while the author brought that question up once or twice, it was not really dwelled upon. I'm not faulting the author for that: he certainly has enough on his shoulders without having to hoist up the rest of the world. But it's hard to ignore.… (altro)

It's hard not to hear the Michael Douglas character, Gordon Gecko, in "Wall Street" echoing 'greed is good' when reading this story. Having seen the film I decided to read the book which goes far beyond it in all respects. Mark Whitacre, PhD and head of lysine department at ADM is more like Bernie Madoff than anything else though its not suspected due to his 'good guy' nature. The twists and turns as the story unfolds show just how greedy Fortune 500 companies are and to what end they'll go to manipulate markets and people. But crime does NOT pay and Whitacre learns this well. Highly recommended.… (altro)