A new issue of Resurgence is out, on "Elegant Simplicity". From Psychology Today, in a world where everyone wants to shine, real champions possess a strong work ethic and a certain amount of humility, and they single-handedly alter the playing field by elevating everyone in their midst; and Corporate America pays star athletes and coaches millions to pump up its workforce — do these secrets of success reach beyond the locker room? From NYRB, a review of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, and Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin; why Darwin? Richard C. Lewontin reviews books on evolution; and Benjamin Friedman reviews Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller and The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do About It (and more). From New York, a cover story on Recession Culture: Economically, socially, even in terms of brain chemistry, the crash is rewriting the city’s rules. Robert McCrum on the masterpiece that killed George Orwell. From The Big Money, an article on translating the stress test results into English: The juicy bits from the government's report card on 19 banks.
