Review: "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind", Yuval Noah Harari
22 December 2017
In "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind", Yuval Noah Harari sets out to tell the story of Sapiens' early beginnings,...
Review: "Against the Fascist Creep", Alexander Reid Ross
17 September 2017
In Against the Fascist Creep (2017), Alexander Reid Ross summarizes the history of the fascist political and cultural movement from...
Review: "The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin", Steven Lee Myers
03 July 2017
Lee Myers' book is a fascinating and detailed biography of Putin's life; from early childhood in a poor family in St. Petersburg; as a low level KGB officer; a loyal...
Review: "Dreaming in Code", Scott Rosenberg
18 April 2017
What makes software so hard? Why does it take so long to develop? Why is it always late, always full of bugs, always over budget? In "Dreaming in Code" by...
Review: "Amusing Ourselves to Death", Neil Postman
28 March 2017
In "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman, he warns against the perils of television as a communication channel for serious content, and explores why typographic media should be preferred...
Review: "The Internet Is Not the Answer", Andrew Keen
04 December 2016
Andrew Keen is a bitter man. He longs for the time when his family ran a tailor business in London and middle class people could afford to buy clothes from...
Review: "Flashpoints - The Emerging Crisis in Europe", George Friedman
06 November 2016
In his latest book, "Flashpoints - The Emerging Crisis in Europe", George Friedman gives a summary of various events through European history, focusing on the 20th century wars, inter-war years,...
Review: "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror", Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan
19 October 2016
In their book "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror" from early 2016, Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan give detailed insight into the Islamic State, its origin, key members, alliances, critical...
Review: "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army", Jeremy Scahill
28 August 2016
In journalist Jeremy Scahill's exposé of the American private mercenary company Blackwater, he documents its origin, its founder Eric Princ's life and family history, the early start as a North...
Review: No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald
22 November 2014
In his latest book, No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald gives a brief summary of the events since Edwards Snowden first contacted him 1 December 2012, up until UK government's...
Review: Aleph by Paulo Coelho
15 May 2013
Paulo Coelho's book "Aleph" (2011) interested me because it directly refers to Jorge Luis Borges' short story with the same name (published in the collection "The Aleph and Other Stories"...