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 […]
Oliver Twist Summary
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 […]
The Boys in the Boat Summary
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 […]
Anna Karenina Summary
4 min read ⌚ Anna Karenina. We all know her as the woman who did something unacceptable in her time and threw her life on the railroad tracks. But what made her give up? What did she think? What went wrong? Who Should Read “Anna Karenina”? And Why? From the master of realism, we get yet […]
One Hundred Years of Solitude Summary
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 […]
Discipline and Punish Summary
8 min read ⌚ The Birth of the Prison Have you ever wondered why public tortures and executions evolved into prisons and penitentiaries? Steven Pinker would say because of the better angels of our nature. Michel Foucault, in “Discipline and Punish” claims that, unfortunately, it’s because of the worse – If not the devils. Who Should […]
Das Kapital Summary
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?) […]
Best Books on Buddhism
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 […]
The Power of Self-Confidence Summary
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 […]
