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In 2008, the CIA declassified a Field Manual from 1944 that was used toward the end of World War II.  The Simple Sabotage Field Manual

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”“Kind” said the boy Charlie Mackesy published those words in his 2019 book, The Boy, The Mole,

Quality not quantity. That is how I think about a short yet powerful field manual issued by the CIA’s predecessor in 1944.  The Simple Sabotage

Miyamoto Musashi understood the value of contrast when he wrote: “By knowing the large, you know the small; and from the shallow, you reach the

When different people from different walks of life start discussing similar ideas, it just might be an idea worth paying attention to. Edward Teach was infamously known

“Fools say they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by other people’s experience.” Otto Von Bismarck Learning from our own history and the collective

William “Wild Bill” Donovan was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who directed the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II.  The

Consider the source. Agesilaus, a King of Sparta from 400 B.C. to about 360 B.C. understood the value of leading from the front. He also

When we think about information, especially as it pertains to history, we have to remember that history is a matter of perspective. It is about

Would you consider history art or science? What if I told you that history is both part art and part science? With the proliferation of

According to USGA Rule 4, golfers are allowed to carry 14 clubs in their bag.  Each club must be useful to the player, whether you

“When someone inquired of him what children should learn, he said: ‘What they will also use when they become men.’” – Plutarch, On Sparta How

Mark Cuban built his first business, MicroSolutions, by mastering one basic thing.  He focused on learning as much as he possibly could through reading.  In

Early in the 1900’s, the most powerful man in the world of finance was J. Pierpont Morgan.  At six feet tall and two hundred pounds,