Cao Dai temple, Long Hoa, Vietnam
Factfulness
Author: Hans Rosling
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Rating: 5/5
Comment about the book “Facfulness”
As a rule, I am suspicious of endorsements in books. They always remind me of a true story about a book written by a professor that, in its back page, showed some testimonies of well know people. Apparently, none of these personalities had read the book, but they also did not complain, as it added to their status. Furthermore, it is always a bad idea to blindly follow the opinions of a so-called “authority”.
In this case, the endorsement comes from Bill Gates, and quite rightly so. Continue reading “Factfulness”
Wind farm, Mundaú, Ceará, Brazil
Cachoeira, Bahia
China’s Great Wall
Lincoln Memorial
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Author: Robert M. Pirsig
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Classification: 4/5
Comment
As I like motorcycles so much, I already had considered to read this book before. However, I have always pushed the idea aside due to the word “Zen” in the title, as this word has become kind of a cliché since it arrived west. Ironically, I got trapped in yet another cliché, the one that says you should not judge a book by its cover. In this case, its title. Finally, I can recommend this book.
Continue reading “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”
Cat Yawn
Beach at Fernando de Noronha
Farmhouse near Ilhéus
