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...term used to describe wildly successful venture capitalists. Yet in Tom Perkins' memoir, the Silicon Valley legend--hardly short of ego--manages that trick, revealing himself in all his "nerdy" glory and lifting the veil on the very good life. He sews dry humor through tales of yachting triumphs, road rallies in expensive cars, tech start-ups and the boardroom coup he instigated at Hewlett Packard. Looking back without rancor or remorse, he has a knack for storytelling that makes him feel like a buddy who never fails to laugh at himself...
...only way to downsize. Luxurious recreational vehicles, stocked with every possible modern convenience from Jacuzzis to wi-fi, are becoming full-time residences for a growing number of Americans. Some are retirees looking for a new adventure, others have jobs that keep them on the road and see RV living as a way to have a home life, and a few just crave the freedom of being on the go now that cell phones and the Internet allow people to work from almost anywhere...
...wisdom holds that we can either be part of the solution to injustices in the world or part of the problem, depending on the jobs we choose. However, the question of which occupations belong in which category is often oversimplified into a single Robert Frost-style fork in the road. We can go the well-worn corporate route, pursuing careers in finance or consulting and working 100 hours a week to afford apartments in Manhattan that, for new hires, are little more than crash pads between marathon workdays. The other option, equally dismal, is to devote oneself purely...
...Other seniors who have committed to service work after college don’t necessarily agree that finance or pre-professional education is a reliable road to service—or that the fate of the world is Harvard’s to determine. “I’m skeptical of the Harvard idea that because of our ‘excellence’ we are destined to save the world in ways that less privileged people aren’t,” says Adaner Usmani ’08, PBHA devotee and member...
...endless for the Harvard women’s basketball team in the 2007-2008 season. With a core of veterans, talented freshmen, and a steadfast coach, the Crimson will know no bounds this year. Harvard begins its title defense Saturday with its first game of the season on the road against James Madison. Last year, Harvard managed to turn around what began as an abysmal season. The Crimson lost its first six games of non-conference play and everyone believed all hope was lost for a team that began with such high hopes. But things began to turn around...