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"The World of Yesterday" by S. Zweig: A Manual of the Future
A book published in 1942, I told myself, what harm can it do to me? It's probably just an alternative to regular history books about the early 20th century. But The World of Yesterday turned out to be something else. And it hurt, it hurt tremendously.
China for Beginners: Five Books to Get to Know the Country
A selection of five books for beginners to introduce themselves to China and understand its functioning. History, traditions, everyday....
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible by P. Pomerantsev: Understanding Modern Russia
If you are here reading this post, you may be one of those who suddenly felt the urge to know more about Russia, to understand it.
The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall: Is it Possible to Predict the Future?
Is it possible to predict our future and write it in a book? Could we have foreseen what would happen in 2022 and 2023? The Power of Geograp
Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt: Can We Escape The Banality of Evil?
When reading the memoirs of a trial that involved an exponent of one of the most evil and criminal machines of all time, we expect to...
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler. What is left of '90s China?
They say China changes fast, so fast that catching up is hard even if you are Chinese. So how much of Peter Hessler's China has turned to
The Museum of Other People by Adam Kuper: Reflections on Museums' Past and Identity
Can cities like London, Paris, or Washington host artifacts or artworks coming from Africa, South America, Oceania? Do they have the right..
Churchill and London during the Blitz: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
Was Churchill an astute foreteller of the post-war and Cold War years or was the Western world later influenced by the convictions of the..
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