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Tragedy Without Consequences | Mao's Great Famine (Frank Dikötter) BOOK REVIEW
Who is to blame if the leader can never be wrong?
'Tragedy Without Consequences' by Frank Dikötter is a historical book looking at the famine that was…
1 year, 7 months ago
Is It Helpful To Question Everything? | The Problems Of Philosophy (Bertrand Russell) BOOK REVIEW
Praise be to the philosophers for the hard sciences!
'The Problems Of Philosophy' by Bertrand Russell is his attempt at explaining basic philosophy as…
1 year, 7 months ago
A Weird & Sexy Kidnapping | The Woman In The Dunes (Kobo Abe) BOOK REVIEW
Mr. Sandman, bring me some freedom.
'The Woman In The Dunes' by Kobo Abe is a rather simple story of a Japanese man who becomes trapped in the sand du…
1 year, 8 months ago
Learnings from the Stoic King | Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) BOOK REVIEW
Welcome back to Mere Mortals book reviews! Today, we dive into the timeless wisdom of Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations." I'll share key learnings from t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Stoicism from the Top | Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) BOOK REVIEW
Welcome back to Mere Mortals book reviews! Today, we're diving into Stoicism from the top with Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations." I'll share my thoughts…
1 year, 8 months ago
What can we learn from a kids book? | The Little Prince (Anotine de Saint-Exupery) BOOK LEARNINGS
In this learnings episode, I delve deeper into the lessons and philosophical insights from 'The Little Prince,' sharing my experience of reading it i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Whimsical Wisdom | The Little Prince (Anotine de Saint-Exupery) BOOK REVIEW
In this review, I delve into the enchanting world of 'The Little Prince,' uncovering its profound lessons wrapped in a whimsical, childlike narrative…
1 year, 9 months ago
Metaphysics On A Boat | Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals (Robert M. Pirsig) BOOK REVIEW
Philosophy that is actually fun to read & contemplate!
'Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals' by Robert M. Pirsig is a sequel to his very popular 'Zen & The A…
1 year, 9 months ago
A Violent Socialist Dystopia | The Iron Heel (Jack London) BOOK REVIEW
Future predictions that have NOT come true ..... kind of.
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London is a dystopian novel with a heavy political undertone (maybe …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Network Is Supreme | New Rules For The New Economy (Kevin Kelly) BOOK REVIEW
Future predictions that have come true ..... kind of.
'New Rules For The New Economy' by Kevin Kelly are 10 rules that he predicted would change the w…
1 year, 9 months ago