LinkedInInstagramFacebookEmailTune In Podcast! Tune In Podcast!

About DrAlvin

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far DrAlvin has created 1584 blog entries.

NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Scott Lindsey

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In HR Scott Lindsey Scott Lindsey is currently Executive Director of Employee Relations for Metro Nashville Public Schools. In that capacity he is responsible for the following: employee/labor relations, EEO related investigations, sexual harassment investigations, supervision of the workplace safety office, background checks, and training district leaders on how to execute all management functions pertaining to employee relations. He has also been the lead investigator in all of the district's high-profile investigations. Mr. Lindsey has significant experience in providing written case summaries and making sound recommendations to management in employee relations matters. He is also noted for his leadership skills and strategic thinking. In addition to [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Diversity, Human Resources|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net: 100 Most Leading Persons In Diversity, Training & HR 2018 Recipient: Scott Lindsey
Read More

My Conversation With Elaine S. Povick, Author Of John McCain: American Maverick

Click Here To Listen Elaine Povich This lavishly illustrated volume—featuring a foreword by award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns—provides a compelling look at the life and career of Senator John McCain from his early years to today, exploring his legacy, his impact, and his place in American history. As of January 3, 2018, John Sidney McCain III, one of the most influential statesmen of our time, will have served as a US senator for 31 years—11,324 days. This unofficial retrospective honors and pays homage to Senator McCain’s astonishing journey—a story of courage, resilience, and leadership; irrepressibility, determination, and grit. Written by acclaimed journalist Elaine Povich, it covers his childhood as the son and grandson of admirals, his [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|Biography, Military, Politics|Comments Off on My Conversation With Elaine S. Povick, Author Of John McCain: American Maverick
Read More

My Conversation With Samuel Moyn, Author Of Not Enough: Human Rights In An Unequal World

Click Here To Listen Samuel Moyn “Samuel Moyn breaks new ground in examining the relationship between human rights and economic fairness. If we don’t address the growing global phenomenon of economic inequality, the human rights movement as we know it cannot survive or flourish.” ―George Soros The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. Even as state violations of political rights garnered unprecedented attention due to human rights campaigns, a commitment to material equality disappeared. In its place, market fundamentalism has emerged as the dominant force in national and global economies. In this provocative book, Samuel Moyn analyzes how and why we chose to make human rights our highest ideals while simultaneously [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|History, Science|Comments Off on My Conversation With Samuel Moyn, Author Of Not Enough: Human Rights In An Unequal World
Read More

My Conversation With David Reich, Author Of Who We Are And How We Got Here: Ancient DNA And The New Science Of The Human Past

Click Here To Listen David Reich A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human history. Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry. In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows readers to discover how the human genome provides not only all the information a human embryo needs to develop but also the hidden story of our species. Reich delves into how the genomic revolution is transforming our understanding of modern humans and how DNA studies reveal deep inequalities among different [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|History, Science|Comments Off on My Conversation With David Reich, Author Of Who We Are And How We Got Here: Ancient DNA And The New Science Of The Human Past
Read More

My Conversation With Bobby Schuller, Author You Are Beloved: Living In The Freedom Of God’s Grace, Mercy, And Love

Click Here To Listen Bobby Schuller You're not what you do. You're not what you have. You are not what others say about you. You are God's beloved. Are you ever concerned that you don’t deserve to love and be loved because you are continually having to prove yourself? In You Are Beloved, Bobby Schuller shows you how to let go of these fears and put your trust in the One who sees you for who you really are. Here is an easy to follow, proven path to personal dignity for all those who think they are not good enough no matter how much they achieve. This path is illuminated by the truths that it [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|Gospel, Spirituality|Comments Off on My Conversation With Bobby Schuller, Author You Are Beloved: Living In The Freedom Of God’s Grace, Mercy, And Love
Read More

My Conversation With Stephen Arterburn, Author Of The Life Recovery Bible NLT

Click Here To Listen Stephen Arterburn The Life Recovery Bible 25th Anniversary Edition points to God himself as the primary source of recovery. Millions of people have been helped by this Bible. New articles provide a fresh perspective on recovery. Help for leaders is provided in a general facilitator’s guide and a step-by-step meeting guide. These offer help to anyone starting or running recovery groups at church or in the community. Features: New inspirational Preface Article: A Word about Addictions Article: An Early History of Life Recovery Article: Thriving in a Secular Recovery Group Article: Life-Giving Recovery Groups in the Church Life Recovery Facilitator’s Guide Step-by-Step Life Recovery Meeting Guide The 12 Christian Foundations of [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|Belief, Gospel, Spirituality|Comments Off on My Conversation With Stephen Arterburn, Author Of The Life Recovery Bible NLT
Read More

My Conversation With Karen Kingsbury, Author Of To the Moon And Back: A Novel (The Baxter Family)

Click Here To Listen Karen Kingsbury-To The Moon And Back From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a brand-new love story in the Baxter Family collection about two people who lost their parents in the same national tragedy—two people desperate to find each other and the connection they shared for a single day…a day that changed everything. Brady Bradshaw was a child when the Oklahoma City bombing killed his mother. Every year, Brady visits the memorial site on the anniversary to remember her. A decade ago on that day, he met Jenna Phillips, who was also a child when her parents were killed in the attack. Brady and Jenna shared a deep [...]

By |May 30th, 2018|Fiction, Gospel|Comments Off on My Conversation With Karen Kingsbury, Author Of To the Moon And Back: A Novel (The Baxter Family)
Read More

My Conversation With Valerie Jarrett On Then 2nd Term Presidential Candidate Barack Obama

Click Here To Listen Valerie Jarrett

By |May 29th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Politics, Women|Comments Off on My Conversation With Valerie Jarrett On Then 2nd Term Presidential Candidate Barack Obama
Read More

My Conversation With Barbara Lipska, Author Of The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery

Click Here To Listen Barbara Lipska As a deadly cancer spread inside her brain, leading neuroscientist Barbara Lipska was plunged into madness—only to miraculously survive with her memories intact. In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts her ordeal and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind. In January 2015, Barbara Lipska—a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness—was diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to her brain. Within months, her frontal lobe, the seat of cognition, began shutting down. She descended into madness, exhibiting dementia- and schizophrenia-like symptoms that terrified her family and coworkers. But miraculously, just as her doctors figured out what [...]

By |May 29th, 2018|Science|Comments Off on My Conversation With Barbara Lipska, Author Of The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery
Read More

My Conversation With Rachel Slade, Author Of Into The Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, And The Sinking Of El Faro

Click Here To Listen Rachel Slade ONE OF JANET MASLIN’S MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE SUMMER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE “A powerful and affecting story, beautifully handled by Slade, a journalist who clearly knows ships and the sea.”—Douglas Preston, New York Times Book Review “A Perfect Storm for a new generation.” —Ben Mezrich, bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in thirty-five years. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications, a sophisticated navigation system, and cutting-edge weather forecasting could suddenly vanish—until [...]

By |May 29th, 2018|Military, Weather|Comments Off on My Conversation With Rachel Slade, Author Of Into The Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, And The Sinking Of El Faro
Read More