6 min read ⌚ Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter Persuasion has become the deadliest weapons in an overly-competitive world. Fortunately, experts like Scot Adams and Robert Cialdini reveal some of the mind tricks used to influence other people. Stay with us, to find out how Mr. Trump won the election. Who Should Read […]
Category: Politics & Society
Promise Me, Dad Summary
6 min read ⌚ A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose Joe Biden served as the 47th Vice President of the United States between the years 2009 and 2014. “Promise Me, Dad” covers mostly the events happening during 2014-5 and it encompasses everything from the pain over the loss of a child through the presidential race of […]
Killers of the Flower Moon Summary
8 min read ⌚ Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI “History,” write David Grann in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “is a merciless judge.” Not exactly something we don’t know, but also something we need to be reminded from time to time. Because we tend to forget – much too often – that […]
The Future Is History Summary
6 min read ⌚ How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia Is the Russian Federation genuinely leaning towards democracy or are we witnessing yet another dictator shooting for the stars? Stay tuned, for more! Who Should Read “The Future Is History”? And Why? Perhaps, this book won’t seem too appealing for those who have no interest in politics whatsoever. […]
Letter from Birmingham Jail Summary
8 min read ⌚ Prisons may have been built to discipline citizens, but when those citizens are justice-loving colossi of humanity, they seem to have the opposite effect. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s case, his prison-time (and an open letter by eight clergymen) resulted in “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” one of the monuments of the Civil […]
What Did Leonardo da Vinci Invent?
6 min read ⌚ Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? Look up the word “polymath” in the Dictionary, and you’ll end up reading a biography of Leonardo da Vinci! Don’t believe us? Here’s what Wikipedia says a “polymath” means: A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, “having learned much,” Latin: homo universalis, “universal man”) is a person whose […]
Nickel and Dimed Summary
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 […]
The New Jim Crow Summary
7 min read ⌚ Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Racism is a thing of the past, right? Well, add a little adjective such as “Overt” before that sentence, and Michelle Alexander may just agree. But that only makes it worse. Read “The New Jim Crow” to find out how. Who Should Read “The New […]
The Feminine Mystique Summary
8 min read ⌚ You scoff at the person claiming that you have been destined to be a housewife as you are booking your next flight to an all-girls holiday in the Bahamas? Well, in case you didn’t know, you have Betty Friedan to thank. And her 1963 seminal book, “The Feminine Mystique”! Who Should Read […]
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Summary
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 […]
