George’s Links - Books & Films
Success by Ten
Success by Ten is published by John Wiley & Sons, one of the leading publishers of business books in the U.S. George would like to thank Laura Walsh, the editor who initiated the project, and Bill Falloon, who took over after Laura was promoted and transferred to a different division. Tiffany Charbonnier, Bill's able assistant, was our day-to-day contact, and Melissa Lopez did a fantastic job as production editor.
XMedia Communications
George's co-author for Success by Ten, Michael Sheldon, is a marketing communications consultant based in Seattle, Washington.
Jane Russell's Way
George's previous book is a tribute to his late wife, Jane Russell. If you'd like a copy, please feel free to contact us using this email link:
Kukly, the Russian TV series
If you are interested in viewing episodes of Kukly, the Russian TV series that George supported, you can find them here:
Peter Dietz
Peter Dietz's thesis, Pension Funds: Measuring Investment Performance, is still in book form, with an introduction by George.
Don Ezra
George mentions Don Ezra's book, Pension Fund Excellence in Chapter 3 of Success by Ten. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com.
Don has just written a new book, along with two Russell colleagues: The Retirement Plan Solution: The Reinvention of Defined Contribution by Don Ezra, Bob Collie, and Matthew X. Smith. It's also published by Wiley and available from Amazon.com.
Jon Christopherson and David Carino
Jon Christopherson played a leading role in research and developing analytical tools at Russell, and readers of Success by Ten met David Carino in Chapter 9 as the "rocket scientist" who was key to the development of the Yasuda model. Along with Wayne Ferson, they recently published Portfolio Performance Measurement and Benchmarking. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com
Michael Clowes
Michael Clowes has written the best historical account of the development of the pension fund industry available today, The Money Flood: How Pension Funds Revolutionized Investing. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com.
Jeff Hansen
George wrote the foreword to Jeff Hansen's Growth and Change Made Easy. Jeff's experience at Russell enabled him to develop unique insights into the evolution of organizations. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com
Bob Bates and Charlie Houston
George's early mentors, Bob Bates and Charlie Houston have authored several books about their expeditions.
Five Miles High by Robert H. Bates, Charles S. Houston and Jim Wickwire. Five Miles High describes Bob and Charlie's first attempt to climb K-2 in 1938. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com
K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second-Highest Mountain by Charles S. Houston, Robert H. Bates and Jim Wickwire. K2, The Savage Mountain describes Bob and Charlie's second attempt to climb K2 with the 1953 Third American Karakoram Expedition. It includes a first hand description of the disasters that forced them to retreat before reaching the summit, as well as the story of one of the most celebrated rescue maneuvers in mountaineering history. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com
The Love of Mountains Is Best: Climbs and Travels from K2 to Kathmandu by Robert H. Bates This is Bob Bates’ mountaineering autobiography. It includes his detailed account of the trek in the Himalayas in 1985 with George and Jane. Click here to view the book on Amazon.com
Brotherhood of the Rope: The Biography of Charles Houston by Bernadette McDonald Brotherhood of the Rope includes Charlie's recollections of meeting George in high school and “treating” his suspected heart condition. The book contains a DVD with contemporary footage from Charlie's climbs. |
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