7 min read ⌚ An American Tragedy Barack Obama was an American president from 2008 to 2016. And Ta-Nehisi Coates chronicles the period in his remarkable collection of essays “We Were Eight Years in Power.” Who Should Read “We Were Eight Years in Power”? And Why? If you are interested in learning how deeply white supremacy […]
6 min read ⌚ My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change If you’re living in the States, you’ve probably heard many things about the Pao v. Kleiner Perkins 2015 case. Here’s your chance to hear it from the horse’s mouth: “Reset” is the work of none other but Ellen Pao herself. Who Should Read “Reset”? And […]
5 min read ⌚ How the Refugee Crisis Is Changing the World Economy The media often reports about the refugee crisis, which affects the new world order. In this book summary, we outline the main triggers and explain the whole confusion. Who Should Read “The 21st Century Gold Rush”? And Why? If you can’t make heads […]
6 min read ⌚ If a drink can profoundly change the world, then why shouldn’t the same hold true for a gun? A machine gun, to be more precise. That’s the cue for our summary of John Ellis’ “The Social History of the Machine Gun.” Who Should Read “The Social History of the Machine Gun”? And […]
5 min read ⌚ Do we really need to discuss such matters in the digital era? – Unfortunately, we do. We put in a nutshell what needs to be done, and how to give refuge to these minority groups, whose rights are cast aside! Who Should Read “Taking Rights Seriously”? And Why? At some point in […]
5 min read ⌚ Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources Do you have what it takes, to transform your life, by changing your perspective? As much as we hate to admit it, we are inclined to believe that “Sufficient” is a concept for the weak. When it comes to finances, there’s no such thing as […]
6 min read ⌚ How well do you think your personal data is protected? What if you learn one day that all of it belongs to an unknown and untraceable group of hackers? Well, that’s exactly how reality looked like to more than 7,000 employees at Sony Pictures following the days after November 24, 2014. Amanda […]
6 min read ⌚ You want to go to a business school? According to Martin Parker – you shouldn’t. Even more – nobody should. In an article for “Guardian” – basically a part of his most recent book – Parker explains “Why We Should Bulldoze the Business School.” See if he can convince you to join […]
7 min read ⌚ The Fight for Freedom What do Winston Churchill and George Orwell have in common? Thomas E. Ricks’ interesting dual biography with a straightforward title “Churchill and Orwell” tries to find out. Spoiler alert: the answer is in the subtitle. Who Should Read “Churchill and Orwell”? And Why? Naturally, dual biographies are less thorough […]
7 min read ⌚ Stories from the Long Road to Freedom They didn’t value democracy too highly in Ancient Greece. In fact, Plato thought that it is the second worst way in which you can organize a country, just a little better than tyranny. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begs to differ. In “Democracy” she […]
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