Behind The Beautiful Forevers (2012) summary reveals the situation of the Annawadi slum in Mumbai, India as described by the author. In the book, the author Katherine Boo documents the life struggles…
Fast Food Nation (2001) Summary explains some very dark facts about the fast-food industry everyone needs to know that the author Eric Schlosser has revealed. The book tells the readers how…
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013) highlights the challenges faced by our environment and shares the perspective of an environmental biologist on mother nature. The author Robin Wall Kimmerer gives…
Silent Spring (1962) focuses on the protection of the environment and crops. Moreover, the author Rachel Carson has highlighted the harmful effects of the use of pesticides and what we can do to…
Chernobyl (2018) book by the author Serhii Plokhy puts light on the catastrophic event of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion. Moreover, the importance of good leadership is…
Author: Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt Short Summary of How Democracy Dies “How Democracies Die” is a book written by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt and published in 2018. The book examines the decline of democracy in different countries throughout history and discusses the warning signs that democracy is in danger. The book looks at the … Read more
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647) offers three hundred concise yet brilliant maxims on how to live your life, achieve success, and win respect. Gracian’s maxims are still relevant today, making The Art of…
The Gervais Principle (2009-2013) is a series of blog posts by Venkatesh Rao that explores the concept of the “Gervais principle”, which posits that people in organizations tend to act in their self…
Win Bigly (2017) is a book written by Scott Adams who is an author and political commentator, best known for his Dilbert comic strip. In this book, he turns his attention to the 2016 US election and…
The Anatomy of the State (1974) argues that taxation is theft and that the state uses its power to tax to take resources from productive citizens and give them to special interests. In…