11 min read ⌚ Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage Do you want to hear all about the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration? Then look no further: Alfred Lansing’s classic Endurance is its best and most spellbinding account. And we have the summary! Who Should Read “Endurance”? And Why? If you are interested in […]
18 min read ⌚ A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life You heal yourself all the time: think about all those paper cuts and winter colds. However, Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi believe that there’s more to this: you can heal just about everything in the same manner. They make […]
16 min read ⌚ Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do Racism is still a serious problem in the United States – even in the 21st century. The problem, it seems, is the way our human nature evolved. As Jennifer L. Eberhardt demonstrates, you don’t have to be racist to be: […]
14 min read ⌚ Reinventing Leadership for the Age of Mass Collaboration Ever wondered how Wikipedia became Wikipedia without a leader? Emmanuel Gobillot did it years before people even took notice. Leadership must be reinvented for the age of mass collaboration, he suggested, and incorporate this paradigm shift in itself: Leadershift. Who Should Read “Leadershift”? And […]
12 min read ⌚ How to Create & Cultivate the Career of Your Dreams “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” – said Confucius or Harvey Mackay, or someone else whose name nobody remembers. Whoever said it was right – at least that’s what Jaclyn Johnson […]
11 min read ⌚ An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania Want your kid to be admitted to Yale or Stanford? Well, let’s face it: chances are he or she probably won’t be. Frank Bruni explains why – and why this is not at all a big deal. The title is the message: Where You Go […]
12 min read ⌚ One Simple Belief to Create Unstoppable Success Think you can’t do something? Marie Forleo says that you’re just not willing – or that you don’t want to do that something decidedly enough. Because, in her opinion, there are no real problems, no real obstacles to keep you from achieving your dreams. In […]
10 min read ⌚ Ready for another true crime story? How about the original one? If so, you’re in luck—today, we have for you the summary of Truman Capote’s most celebrated and genre-defining book: In Cold Blood. Who Should Read “In Cold Blood”? And Why? If you like true crime books such as John Grisham’s The […]
10 min read ⌚ There are very few modern books loved by the public and critics alike. The Goldfinch is one of them: it spent over thirty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and still won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014. Care to find out more? Who Should Read “The Goldfinch”? And […]
12 min read ⌚ A Terrifying True Story Interested in a Dr.-House-like type of medical mystery based on true events? How about if its main protagonist is the Ebola virus? Well, then it’s time to join Richard Preston and the heroes of his story in: The Hot Zone. Who Should Read “The Hot Zone”? And Why? […]
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