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 […]
Category: History & Biographies
The Way to Wealth Summary
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, […]
Bloodlands Summary
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 […]
India Unbound Summary
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 […]
Einstein Summary
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 […]
Catch Me If You Can Summary
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 […]
Common Sense Summary
4 min read ⌚ Who Should Read “Common Sense”? And Why? Common Sense was first published in 1776, anonymously. It sold in more than 100 000 copies within three months, and eventually, a half million copies were read in America. To understand the meaning of these numbers, you need to know that at that time, America […]
Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Alexander the Great Summary
5 min read ⌚ The Macedonian who conquered the world Another legend echoes through time. Alexander the Great achieved everything and will be remembered as the greatest conqueror ever to set foot on Earth. We summarize Alexander’s rise to power and the events that shaped his personal life. Who Should Read “Alexander the Great”? And Why? […]
Sapiens Summary – Yuval Noah Harari
15 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Sapiens presents a work on the evolution of humanity. In it, the author Yuval Noah Harari rewrites the history of the human being through time. Turning to striking facts such as the development of communication, the cognitive revolution, the agricultural revolution and the scientific revolution, the book addresses the central points […]
