2 min read ⌚ What will happen in “The Next 100 Years”? Take a look! About George Friedman George Friedman is the founder of STRATFOR, a forecasting and private intelligence company, and an author. “The Next 100 Years Summary” “The Next 100 Years” is a compelling and entertaining book in which political analyst George Friedman […]
3 min read ⌚ The Making of the Next Global Crisis The world is consistently in the midst of “Currency Wars.” Take a look at the three wars that we have gone through. About James Rickards James Rickards is the senior manager of the New York City-based merchant bank – Tangent Capital Partners and is […]
3 min read ⌚ The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln “Team of Rivals” offers a look at the history of Abraham Lincoln’s legendary governance. About Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer-winning author. “Team of Rivals Summary” In May 1860, while the US was battling the issue of slavery in the South, while […]
3 min read ⌚ “The Price of Politics” is a look behind the curtains in the operations of the US government. About Bob Woodward Bob Woodward has written a number of books on the US government. “The Price of Politics Summary” Watergate reporter Bob Woodward gives an inside look at the way that Republicans in Congress […]
4 min read ⌚ The Challenges to America’s National Identity American identity may have been a questionable assumption three centuries ago, but, nowadays, it’s so fixed and ubiquitous that even non-Americans want to define themselves through it. Well, not if you ask renowned political scientist Samuel P. Huntington. In “Who Are We?”, he claims that American […]
3 min read ⌚ “The Way to Wealth” is a short essay by Benjamin Franklin, first published in 1758, and later translated into many languages and reprinted in many countries. About Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the US, was an author, a statesman, a revolutionary, author, a scientist, a firefighter, […]
3 min read ⌚ Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Are you a history lover, or just eager to learn the dark forces that almost brought the world to its knees in the 40s?! “Bloodlands” presents an unbiased and meticulous side of history, with little room for error and inaccuracy. About Timothy Snyder Timothy Snyder is a […]
4 min read ⌚ From Independence to the Global Information Age India is the world’s sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest by PPP. But, it wasn’t always so. In “India Unbound,” Gurcharan Das follows its rise from its independence to this day. Or, better yet, from his own birth to his old […]
4 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Albert Einstein is rightfully considered one of the most influential people in history. Walter Isaacson’s biography delves deep inside his life and universe, trying to unravel the origins of his genius and his unconventionality, and painting a portrait of one extraordinary person with a life-long sense of childlike wonder. His […]
4 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: “Catch Me If You Can” by Frank W. Abagnale and Stan Redding is the book upon which the 2002 Spielberg thriller is based. So you know the story: an FBI agent tries to catch the greatest con-artist in history. The latter is merely a teenager. The True Story of a […]
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