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We Were Eight Years in Power Summary

7 min read ⌚ An American Tragedy Barack Obama was an American president from 2008 to 2016. And Ta-Nehisi Coates chronicles the period in his remarkable collection of essays “We Were Eight Years in Power.” Who Should Read “We Were Eight Years in Power”? And Why? If you are interested in learning how deeply white supremacy […]

Reset Summary – Ellen Pao

6 min read ⌚ My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change If you’re living in the States, you’ve probably heard many things about the Pao v. Kleiner Perkins 2015 case. Here’s your chance to hear it from the horse’s mouth: “Reset” is the work of none other but Ellen Pao herself. Who Should Read “Reset”? And […]

Scientific Advertising Summary

7 min read ⌚ Advertising isn’t an art. It’s science. And Claude C. Hopkins set the foundations of “Scientific Advertising“ a century ago. Ignore him at your peril. Who Should Read “Scientific Advertising”? And Why? We have a great way to answer this question. It’s a claim by none other than David Ogilvy, the father of advertising: […]

Snow Crash Summary

5 min read ⌚ Sometimes, these novels bring about change in behavior and spark intuitiveness. It’s unusual for a science fiction novel to present the future so accurately. Nonetheless, Neal had the vision to impart a new perspective regarding the irregularities that penetrate deeper and deeper into every layer of the society. We try to bring […]

A Clockwork Orange Summary

6 min read ⌚ My dear malchickiwick, time for a good ol’ ultra-violent prestoopnick story   Believe us: you’re going to have a hell of a khorosho time! Brace yourself for Anthony Burgess’ “A Clockwork Orange.” Who Should Read “A Clockwork Orange”? And Why? Burgess didn’t like his most famous work, considering it “too didactic to […]

The Call of the Wild Summary

6 min read ⌚ Hush! Can you hear that howl? It’s “The Call of the Wild.” And it’s calling for Buck. Who Should Read “The Call of the Wild”? And Why? “The Call of the Wild” has been deemed “a mordant parable” by E. L. Doctorow and “a beautiful prose poem” by Maxwell Geismar. Meaning – […]

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