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“Educated” by Tara Westover

Cover of the book "Educated" by Westover, Tara
Cover of the book “Educated” by Westover, Tara

Author: Tara Westover

Publisher: Random House

Rating: 5/5

Comment about the book “Educated” by Tara Westover

The book “Educated” is an autobiography, describing Tara’s life from childhood until the moment of her PhD. Her path is indeed remarkable: she set her feet on a classroom for the first time when she was 17 and, despite her environment, she achieved a PhD from Cambridge!

While reading the book I frequently evoked the style of Mark Twain. Yes, this book is as good as that! Continue reading ““Educated” by Tara Westover”

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Factfulness

"Factfulness" book cover
Hans Rosling’s “Factfulness” book cover 

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”

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance book cover
Source Harper Collins Publishers

Author: Robert M. Pirsig

Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers

Classification: 4/5

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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.

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