Title: Brave New World Author: Aldous Huxley Category: Science-fiction novel Rating: 4/5 10-word summary: A world of pleasure is not enough for human happiness. About Brave New World Brave New World is a classic novel published in 1932. But it is a book like no other! It tells the story of a world that exists …
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Title: The Power of Meaning Author: Emily Esfahani Smith Category: Psychology, Self-help Rating: 3/5 10-Word Summary: Meaning makes life worth living through belonging, purpose, storytelling, transcendence. About The Power of Meaning The Power of Meaning is a book that explores what is it that makes life worth living. This is a complicated question and people …
I have recently read the book “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan and I was very impressed with it. It’s an overview of the history of the Universe that reminds us how likely it is that evolution would shape us and our world in this amazing way. I was very inspired by this book to work more …
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Title: Cosmos Author: Carl Sagan Category: Non-fiction, Science Rating: 5/5 10-Word Summary: We can understand the Universe only if we study it. About Cosmos Cosmos is a book about the Universe. It aims to help us understand the vast and complex world we live in. In this book, Sagan tells us about the way the …
Title: You Are Not a Gadget Author: Jaron Lanier Category: Technology Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: Technology is threatening our humanity and we must protect it. About You are not a gadget Jaron Lanier is one of the pioneers of virtual reality. That would make us think that he supports the development of VR and technology …
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Title: Optimism over Despair Author: Noam Chomsky Category: Politics Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: The world has many problems; we can work on them. About Optimism over Despair The book Optimism over Despair is a collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky. If you never heard about him (like me), Chomsky is an author, historian, linguist and …
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Title: Money: Master the Game (7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom) Author: Tony Robbins Category: Money, Business Rating: 2/5 10-word summary: Invest money and avoid taxes to secure your financial freedom. About Money: Master the Game Reading this book was a very interesting experience for me and I have mixed feelings about it. It’s pretty …
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Title: Lion (previously published as A Long Way Home: A Memoir) Author: Saroo Brierley Category: Biography/Memoir Rating: 5/5 10-Word Summary: Lost people can still find a place to call home. Lion is a memoir about a little boy who got lost in India. He tells his story about the way he lived as a child, how he tragically got separated …