On the Shelves Walking with Wallace by Michael Koe (B1 1945-49) £7.54 Walking with Wallace is about Michael’s Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Wallace, and the debates they had as they walked in the beautiful South Northamptonshire countryside. These debates reflected the philosophical and scientific concerns of man and dog, such as their origins and that of the universe in which they lived. The author assumed that he could, pretty accurately, interpret Wallace’s thoughts. However, Wallace was an intelligent dog and clearly might have disagreed with some of these interpretations, though perhaps was too polite to tell him so.
process did humans acquire theirs? Will he and Wallace meet again in another life? Wallace’s philosophy was simple. The past is the past, live for the present and let the future take care of itself. Since the sad death of his wife, Sara, Michael, until the arrival of Wallace, lived on his own – though not alone, as he has four sons, four daughters-in-law and 13 fast-growing grandchildren, whom he still visits as often as possible. Over the past years since Sara’s death, he saw, however, more of Wallace than any other living creature. At the time of writing, they were both ageing rapidly, though Wallace perhaps more gracefully. Their time together was sadly limited, for all of us, including Staffordshire Bull Terriers, have an allotted lifespan – though dogs’ are usually shorter than men – so it was always likely that Wallace would ‘move on’ first. If so, Michael knew he would miss him horribly, but, if not, who would then look after an old and rather spoilt Staffie? Whichever one of them was left behind would, like everyone else, just have to kick on. In one of their controversial debates, Michael asked whether dogs too have souls? And if not, when in the evolutionary
Thank You for Disrupting by Jean-Marie Dru with collaboration from Nick Baum (PR 1961-65) £16.67 The business ideas and innovation philosophies of the world’s great entrepreneurs – for anyone to implement in any business. Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos. Larry Page. Sergey Brin. Zhang Ruimin. Marc Benioff. Millions of words have been
written about the great entrepreneurs of the world. This book is not about describing their achievements. Nor is it about their charisma, personal trials or their place in popular culture. We have all heard or read about them already. This book is about the entrepreneur, the thinker. It is about the grand ideas, the disruptive thoughts, the innovative underpinnings and business philosophies that gave rise to their achievements. Thank You for Disrupting: The Disruptive Business Philosophies of the World’s Great Entrepreneurs examines 20 of the most significant business leaders of our time. Author Jean-Marie Dru, himself a disruptor who coined the term decades ago, explains not only the impact these leaders have had on their own companies, but also their immense influence on the business world as a whole. Each chapter is replete with in-depth analyses, insightful comments and personal observations from the author, including discussions covering the experimentation and platforms of Jeff Bezos, the recruitment policies and core values of Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the complete CSR and company activism of Paul Polman, and many more. Illustrating how the vision of a disruptive innovator can reach far beyond his or her company, this engaging book encourages and inspires readers to become disruptors in their own businesses. The Marlburian Club Magazine 103
