Book reviews, literary thoughts, and more.
Robert Caro’s famous biography of Robert Moses is more relevant today than ever
Aliens are the greatest uncertainty for humanity, and The Three-Body Problem effectively captures why, despite narrative and character development challenges.
Peter Thiel’s book, Zero to One, is as much (if not more) about creating a meaningful life as it is about creating a startup.
The Ghost at the Feast is a book that connects America’s isolationist tendencies to the outbreak of war
This book will inspire you to study the Gnostic Gospels more.
How unreasonable hospitality is a not only a book on fine dining, but everyday life.
Cobalt Red reveals the bloody and dark side of cobalt mining in the Congo, and how we’re all responsible for it.
Read why Mao’s Great Famine is key to understanding modern China.
Why Ray Dalio’s book, Principles, can be applied to almost anyone’s life.
How Anders Aslund’s Russia’s Crony Capitalism predicted Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.