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 […]
10 min read ⌚ Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope If you think the odds are against you, you should hear the story of the boy with a bag of hopes! The book’s narrative spins around one man’s journey to technological breakthroughs and life-encounters that shaped his mission. Climb aboard! Who Should Read “The Boy Who […]
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 […]
11 min read ⌚ “I think everything else I have written,” noted once John Steinbeck, “has been, in a sense, practice for this… It has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years.” Considering the fact that these are the words of a Nobel Prize-winning author—a […]
4 min read ⌚ How to Write Your Bestselling Book in Record Time Ever wanted to write a non-fiction bestseller? Start sharpening your imagination: your book’s idea is waiting on your brain’s porch! Just waiting for you to find the key and open the door. In 8 Hour Bestseller, Tim Castleman explains how to do just […]
10 min read ⌚ Care to learn a thing or two about the Spanish Civil War? Then George Orwell’s personal account of it is nothing short of a must! We present to you the summary of his unforgettable Homage to Catalonia. Who Should Read “Homage to Catalonia”? And Why? Homage to Catalonia is not one of […]
10 min read ⌚ Interested to find out what happened during the famous trial of Socrates? If so – this is the book to do it. Plato’s Apology. Who Should Read “Plato Apology”? And Why? Just yesterday we summarized for you a discussion between Socrates and Euthyphro concerning the charges brought up against the philosopher and […]
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