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perception of risk

18 Nov 2020

Thanksgiving is coming. Sort of.

Thanksgiving will be here next week and, frankly, I’m pissed. Do you know how you’ll be celebrating this year? I don’t. Not exactly. I mean, I knew we’d not be socializing with anyone who doesn’t live here in Vermont. I … Read More

Calculating risk, COVID-19, perception of risk, Thanksgiving
17 Apr 2013

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller (1880-1968)

  How do you live your life? Do you see signs of danger all around?       Or, do you perch on the precipice, enjoying the spectacular view?     How much control do you have over your life? … Read More

Helen Keller, Janet Givens, perception of risk, Risk
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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

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“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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