Amanda Bellows

Jan 12, 2025 | bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | Amanda Bellows |Joe Davis |Nadia Nagamootoo

Leadership comes in many forms. Of course, you have your bosses, your managers, your C-suite executives… But parents, school teachers, and sports coaches are leaders, too. So what does it mean to lead well? In search of an answer, we turn to the latest nonfiction books. Every season, our curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant pick two exciting reads to share with Next Big Idea Club members.

Jun 28, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Amanda Bellows

History | Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries Every summer, millions of Americans flock to the United States’ 63 national parks. Federally protected wilderness areas offer people the chance to explore a wide variety of terrain, from the vibrant canyons of the Southwest to the imposing mountains of the West Coast. Today, these public lands often represent an escape for Americans, 81 percent of whom live in cities.

Jun 28, 2024 | flipboard.com | Amanda Bellows

3 hours agoWe are in the most admired car in the world’s most beautiful city, a vintage light blue Fiat 500 that’s been reborn as a convertible electric vehicle. People cheer and applaud as we drive past, as if we were heroes riding in a triumph through the streets of Rome. “Che carina!” (How cute). “Spacca!” …

Jun 14, 2024 | lithub.com | Amanda Bellows

John Muir harbored a different perspective of the American wilderness than most. Born in 1838 in Dunbar, a small coastal town in southeastern Scotland, Muir wrote in his memoir that he “was fond of everything that was wild” in his native country. His hometown overlooked red sandstone cliffs, sandy beaches, and the dark gray waters of the North Sea.