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As a European this book gave me a glimpse into a part of history I was not aware of. What I found especially striking was how much my own assumptions were actually coming from what I knew about US history and how little of that was applicable. The Hudson Bay company had a massive influence on the country we call Canada now and what I learned about its history explained a lot and can still be felt today.

This book invites to think about how we listen and how to achieve something even if you cannot agree about the plan or maybe not even the problem. Good set of experiences and ideas in this book and good suggestions.

I think Ray is visionary and right more often than not. However, this book essentially repeats arguments at length he presented in his other books already and the actual meet was essentially in the final chapter. Still an interesting read though

@esm well, just finished reading this during Trump's first term. I guess this advice reached me too late :-)

This book was recommended to me when I mentioned to a friend that I search for a page-turner with depth. And boy did this book deliver. I found it gripping and now that I completed it I'm deeply fascinated by this book and tempted to start right over. East of Eden follows the story of two families and artfully layers complex ideas of inter generational guilt, free will, relationships, and moral ambiguity in a way I rarely seen before. Yes, this book takes inspiration from the biblical story of Cain and Abel but that is merely scaffolding and provides a philosophical framework to think deeper about the questions it asks. Steinbeck writes beautiful prose that gave me quote after quote I did not want to forget. He created rich images in my mind, it felt like every word had purpose.