11 min read ⌚ Feeling unprepared for what lies ahead? Yuval Noah Harari is here to teach you 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Who Should Read “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”? And Why? If you like Harari’s previous two books, Sapiens and Homo Deus, there’s no reason not to like this one too. You […]
10 min read ⌚ The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy We’ve summarized quite a few Anti-Trump books on our site in the past. And, as the Romans knew, it’s only fair that we hear the other side of the argument as well. And, if you know her, you know that not many people are as staunchly […]
9 min read ⌚ The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger Wondering about the origins of the #MeToo movement? Well, it’s time to learn something about the history of women’s anger and why that’s the place where girl power sits! Dear ladies – and gentlemen in the all but forgotten, literal sense of that word – we […]
11 min read ⌚ The Matter, Form and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiastical and Civil Now, that has to be one of the greatest covers of all time! A monstrous creature with the head of a man and the body of, well, three hundred smaller men, ominously waving a sword and a staff over the world. […]
11 min read ⌚ “Man is born free, and yet he is everywhere in chains.” Do you know where that line comes from? Well, no surprises here: of course it comes from the book we summarize below. Rousseau’s The Social Contract. Who Should Read “The Social Contract”? And Why? Too many people criticize Rousseau without having […]
9 min read ⌚ Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Have you ever watched Slumdog Millionaire? Well, this is a book about all the slumdogs who’ll never make it. And, to quote Junot Diaz, it’s “beyond groundbreaking.” Ladies and gentlemen, Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Who Should Read “Behind the Beautiful Forevers”? And […]
10 min read ⌚ Innocent until proven guilty. Well, apparently, not if your surname is Zeitoun. And you come from Syria. And who better to tell a story of the injustice perpetrated upon ethnic minorities in the USA than Dave Eggers, the author of What Is the What? Who Should Read “Zeitoun”? And Why? If Shakespeare’s […]
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