August 2012 - Diane Diekman

Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 8 August 2012

August 8, 2012/by Diane Diekman

FARON YOUNG TWENTY YEARS AGO On August 7, 1992, Faron Young recorded Live in Branson, MO, USA at Gilley’s Theatre. Faron said, “This is the first live album I’ve ever made.” He usually gave onstage songs a new personality instead of wanting them to sound like the record. Listening to the CD brings me back […]

Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure

August 3, 2012/by Diane Diekman

By Tim Harford We must be willing to risk failure, or we will never truly succeed. That is the theme of Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford, who believes the process of trial and error is essential in our complex, changeable world. Harford, a senior columnist for the Financial Times in […]