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THE MAMBA MENTALITY—KOBE’S PURSUIT OF GREATNESS
“If you really want to be great at something, you have to truly care about it….you have to obsess over it.” From a young age, Kobe wanted to play in the NBA. “I was curious. […]
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HOW A LAWYER BECAME AN INFLUENCER
Abigail Sotto Raines was a successful Ateneo lawyer for the Philippine Supreme Court and later the Senate, with a Master’s of Law from Oxford University. When kids came, she dedicated her full time to her […]
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EXPLORING CALVIN AND HOBBES—AN EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
By Bill Watterson Interviewed by Jenny Robb Wide Flexibound, 152 pages, 2014. Andrews McMeel Publishing Many wish they grew up like Calvin—with an unfettered childhood and adventures in the wild. But no one wants to […]
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FIFTY THINGS THAT AREN’T MY FAULT—ESSAYS FROM THE GROWN-UP YEARS
I’ve read memoirs written by comedy writers and comedians that were all disappointingly unfunny. This one is funny. Creator of the comic strip “Cathy”, which ran for 34 years, Cathy’s wit and wisdom sheds light […]
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NEVER GROW UP
By Jackie Chan This is a sequel to Jackie’s autobiography “I Am Jackie Chan” (1999) after he made “Who Am I?” and the US hit “Rush Hour” which grossed $244 million. I enjoyed the first […]