Category: book recommendation
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A few lines on The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut (Review)
A few words on The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut. Every line, and I mean it, every line is a masterpiece. Even when the author picks apart something evil and dangerous, and looks where one shouldn’t (or rather not), it does so with extraordinary beauty and poeticism. It also shines a light on humanity or, rather,…
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My favourite books and authors. Top 45 non-law reads.
Many of you have reached out to me – over the years – seeking book recommendations, or asking me – who my favourite authors are. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve simply read enough in life to be equipped to suggest/recommend but, for what its worth, here are a few that I absolutely love.…
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A few lines on – Andrew Roberts’ Napoleon – the Great
A few lines on ‘Napoleon : The Great/A Life by Andrew Roberts’ *May contain spoilers. Also, typed on the phone. Please ignore the typos. Stars : 5 out of 5. Tells you what a single life can do. And it can do a lot! A story of enlightenment, courage, self-belief, intellect, discipline, will-power, and lots…
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION : KLARA AND THE SUN BY KAZUO ISHIGURO
May contain spoilers* I just read this. It’s a book where, strikingly, an Artificial Friend (Artificial Intelligence based specie named Klara) reminds us what does it mean to be a human. Well, its an Ishiguro. The grace and consistency in writing was, therefore, something I had expected and it didn’t let me down. Otherwise, it’s…
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A quick review of ‘Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World’ by Fareed Zakaria.
I didn’t imagine 2020 to shape out the way that it did. And my guess is – you didn’t, either. ‘The most well laid out schemes of mice and men often go awry’. The Pandemic brought life and all fancy plans to a grinding halt and compelled us to think, and meditate. “There are decades…
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“Snuggling to Survive”. A review of ‘Humankind : A Hopeful History’ by Rutger Bregman.
The world is fast losing faith in itself, and these are extremely cynical times. To make things worse, pandemic type situations also bring out the worst in us, don’t they? Well, they don’t! This is precisely what the author argues here. We’ve been lied-to, all these years, by authors, psychologists, and other people claiming to…
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