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Fast Mover.(Business of Life)(Young Women's Christian Associations CEO Laura Thrall)(Brief article)

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From: Crain's Chicago Business
Date: 20071008
Author:Beau, Christina Le

Byline: Christina Le Beau

Laura Thrall, 47, CEO of the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, started a sharing library at work to feed her habit of reading five books at once, from historical novels and "gritty'' Annie Leibovitz photo collections to "Savage Beauty,'' Nancy Milford's biography of Edna St. Vincent Millay, and "Endangered Values,'' Jimmy Carter's treatise on America's moral decline. Other faves:

When she watches TV, which is rare, she heads for Comedy Central or PBS and avoids Fox News. Online, it's the New York Times or www.womensenews.org for the top women's ...

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