Title: Free Will Author: Sam Harris Category: Nonfiction, Philosophy Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: Free will is an illusion; just observe your own thoughts. About Free Will Sam Harris believes that we have no free will. In this short book (less than 70 pages), he tries to prove that to us using some compelling arguments and …
Title: Reasons to Stay Alive Author: Matt Haig Category: Nonfiction, autobiography Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: Mental illnesses are challenging, but you can live with them. About Reasons to Stay Alive This book is very different from what I expected, but I still enjoyed reading it. I have mixed feelings about it, but I’d like to …
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Title: Thinking, fast and slow Author: Daniel Kahneman Category: Nonfiction, Psychology Rating: 4/5 10-word summary: Our brains have two systems that usually work quite well. About Thinking, fast and slow Thinking, fast and slow is a book that aims to help us better understand how our brains work. Kahneman presents his main theory of System …
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Title: The Art of Thinking Clearly Author: Rolf Dobelli Category: Nonfiction, Psychology Rating: 4/5 10-word summary: The brain is prone to making errors – try to avoid them. About The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of Thinking Clearly is a book focused on cognitive errors. It includes 99 short chapters, each one presenting an …
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Title: Enlightenment Now Author: Steven Pinker Category: Nonfiction, science-based Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: The world is so much better now – thanks to science. About Enlightenment Now Enlightenment Now is the kind of book that everyone should read – especially now. In this book, Pinker uses statistics, facts and arguments to prove that the world …
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Title: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Author: Yuval Noah Harari Category: Nonfiction Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: The world is complicated, but we have to understand it. About 21 Lessons for the 21st Century As the title suggests, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a book about the present. In this book, the historian …
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I have recently read Utopia for Realists. This is a book about…utopias, of course. That’s a topic that I have often thought about and perhaps this is one reason why I was drawn to this book. I think it’s very important that we spend some time to reflect on the world we live in and …
Title: Utopia for Realists Author: Rutger Bregman Category: Nonfiction, Politics, Economics, Sociology Rating: 4/5 10-word summary: We need to imagine a new utopia – this is mine. About Utopia for Realists Utopia for Realists is a book that offers a unique and different perspective on what the future should look like. In this book, Rutger …
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Title: Company of One Author: Paul Jarvis Category: Nonfiction, Business Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: A company of one focuses on getting better, not bigger. About Company of One Company of One is a book with a simple message: you should question the idea of continuous growth and consider staying small. The author believes that having …
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Title: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Author: Yuval Noah Harari Category: Nonfiction, history Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: We have come a long way, but at what cost? About Sapiens Sapiens is a book about the history of our species. But this is not a book that merely presents events, figures and dates. In his …
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