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Sharon Orlopp
After spending 30+ years in Fortune 500 companies in senior executive roles in HR and Diversity & Inclusion, I am actively engaged with figuratively writing the next chapter of my life. I am passionate about everyday inclusive behaviors that create a sense of belonging for everyone and I am an avid people champion.
I am an inspirational speaker, book reviewer, and author with a keen bent on stories that touch the heart and change behaviors. Stories create human connection. Stories are emotion in motion. We all have a story within us. I am fascinated and mesmerized by other people’s stories. I am an inspirational speaker and author with a keen bent on stories that touch the heart and change behaviors.
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Favorite Five Star Goodreads Reviews
Fiction
Thriller / Mystery
Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder
WOW!! Incredibly riveting, fast-paced thriller that I highly recommend! Steve Saroff does a terrific job with character development, particularly with […]
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Fiction
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Wow! I am searching for the words to describe the phenomenal experience of reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. I […]
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Fiction
Science Fiction
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury’s classic, Fahrenheit 451, was published in 1953. Over 40 years ago, it was required reading at my school. […]
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Fiction
Science Fiction
Project Hail Mary
Wow!! Project Hail Mary is not the typical genre that I read. I have not read The Martian but I […]
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Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
History / Politics
Non-Fiction
Women
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
(Harrowing Historical Nonfiction Bestseller About a Courageous Fight for Justice) Wow! 5+++ stars! Highly recommend! This is a harrowing true […]
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Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
History / Politics
Non-Fiction
Women
We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance
10+++ stars. A must read for those who believe in inclusion, hope and a better world. Sarsour, one of the […]
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Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
Business
Non-Fiction
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
Buckle up for the ride!! Marc Randolph, founder of Netflix, takes readers on the wild roller coaster ride of startups. […]
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Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
Education
History / Politics
Non-Fiction
Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
An amazing book! Five stars! A huge thank you to Goodreads friend, Michael Burnam-Fink, for recommending I read Spare Parts. […]
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Standing Up After Saigon
Sharing an extraordinary journey of resilience and love through overwhelming hardship, Standing up after Saigon: The Triumphant Story of Hope, Determination, and Reinvention is the memoir of Thuhang Tran as told by author Sharon Orlopp.
Contracting polio at age two and falling victim to the oppressive regime that overtook Saigon after its fall in the Vietnam War, Thuhang has led anything but an easy, ordinary life. Her father, Chinh, was lost to Thuhang and her family in the evacuations from Saigon, and for fifteen long years they remained separated—but desperate to reunite. Orlopp documented decades in the lives of Thuhang and Chinh to capture their incredible tale of triumph over adversity.
"Sharon Orlopp and Thuhang Tran have written what will soon be an international classic."
Nell Merlino
Creator, Take Our Daughters to Work Day; author, activist, speaker, and consultant focused on empowering girls and women