7 min read ⌚ On (Not) Getting By in America Ah, the American Dream, the national ethos of the United States! Well, it’s a dream alright! Literally – explains Barbara Ehrenreich in “Nickel and Dimed.” And upward mobility is a myth for every third American. Read ahead to find out why. Who Should Read “Nickel and […]
21 min read ⌚ The converging point of the old school with the new school of building successful businesses. The Landmark Bestseller updated and revised for the 21st century. If Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich is one of your first personal development books that you ever read, I bet you’ll ask almost louder: STRATEGIC MINDSET/ THINK AND […]
7 min read ⌚ With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects Another feminist classic. Hey, did we say another? We actually meant to say the original feminist classic, Mary Wollstonecraft’s 1792 magnum opus “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.” As in: if this book didn’t exist, neither Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own” nor Beauvoir’s […]
5 min read ⌚ Being thrown in dark and corrupt surroundings does not mean one must become bad himself. Read our summary of “Oliver Twist” and find out a few things about the destiny of one of the best-known orphans of the fictional world. Who Should Read “Oliver Twist”? And Why? Oliver Twist tells the story […]
5 min read ⌚ Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Nine boys. One boat. A series of trials and fails. And only one chance at victory. Who Should Read “The Boys in the Boat”? And Why? “The Boys in the Boat” is a story about a group of college […]
5 min read ⌚ We all have challenges that we must face. Same as everyone else, one family in Columbia decided to start over and rebuild its future. In this summary, you’ll be introduced to a fraction of the story about the Buendía Family. Who Should Read “One Hundred Years of Solitude”? And Why? Indeed, no […]
8 min read ⌚ Critique of Political Economy They don’t even bother translating the title to make it sound scarier, ha? “Das Kapital” – you have to agree – sounds way more frightening than “Capital,” and “Karl Marx” is a more intimidating author than “Marx and Engels” (the latter sounds as if a corporation, doesn’t it?) […]
5 min read ⌚ Founded by Siddhartha Gautama – The Buddha or the “Awakened,” this relatively old teaching lured many followers in 500 B.C. These so-called early Buddhists quickly began spreading the word of their master – wisdom that will be etched into the hearts of many generations. Siddhartha was born as a prince, who had […]
6 min read ⌚ Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life You know that you can achieve much more than you have achieved so far – but you’re having second thoughts over how to achieve it? You are probably just insecure and don’t trust yourself enough. And Brian Tracy is here to […]
7 min read ⌚ A Book for All and None Many years before Harari imagined the advent of Homo Deus, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about Man as the missing link between the Beast and the Overman. And the myth of the eternal return. And the widely misunderstood death of God. There you go – the three main […]
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