6 min read ⌚ A Short History of Private Life We have already grown accustomed to reading short histories of the world told through different prisms, ranging from glasses to globalization. In fact, Britain’s most beloved foreigner Bill Bryson has authored one of those himself – our favorite, “A Short History of Nearly Everything”. “At Home” […]
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A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
5 min read ⌚ Years and years of progress has lead us to this point, where we are finally ready to seek more in-depth universal knowledge. We summarize the essential human discoveries, in order to produce a quality material easy to digest and understand. Who Should Read “A Short History of Nearly Everything”? And Why? How […]
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12 min read ⌚ “Those who cannot learn from history,” wrote Madrid-born American philosopher George Santayana, “are doomed to repeat it”. Unfortunately, the fact that history does repeat itself – as Marx wrote, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” – shows that we haven’t really heeded to Santayana’s words. Or, to quote […]
