I loved this book and found it at times very difficult to put down. The middle section was a bit laborious but towards the end and our modern times I really enjoyed.
Peter gives a very consise history of the world from the early abrahamatic religions to 9/11 and how different people, culture, religions and raw resources have shaped the world we live in today and how we got here.
Well worth a read if you have a week or two and have an interest in our shared history.
Wow what a book, I started this late last night and I have not put it down. as a website developer and one who is about to start a blog on my passions this is the one book I now adore and love. This will have a permanent home on my desk from now on.
Unlike most books out there this is also a visual masterpiece and really easy on the eyes.
Ancient Japan was a weird place as they say in the film Ghost Dog starring Forrest Whittaker.
This book features quite heavily in that film amongst a few others. I love that film and I just had to read this book from it.
According to this book, it was a foot weird and surreal place.
Akugtagawa was an incredible writer and he takes you by the hand and leads you on some weird and wonderful journeys. He had an incredible talent and somewhat a sad story of depression, melancholy and in later years madness.
This book is a must-read.
The ending of this book is quite spectacular and what mark says in it has also made me feel “Alive, Very Alive”.
We never know what the future holds and most of our time is being squandered on chasing more money, worrying about insignificant problems and giving a fuck about things that in all reality we should not.
Well I for sure give a fuck about this book and you should too. Yes the start of this book is very potty mouthed but I think it needs to be.
Do read it pilgrim.
What can I say about this book that has not been said already? Barack Obama calls it Provocative, and Chris Evans thinks it is the greatest book he has ever read. I have to agree with both of these two fellows. Of all the books I have read during my lifetime, this one has done the most to expand my mind to some of the greatest questions we all ask ourselves.
Yuval touches on everything from the development of different species of Humans seventy thousand years ago to the SuperHuman of the future and everything in between, like the happiness Sapiens experienced in the 1500s to today's GenZ. Yuval also exposes and explains the flaws of our social and political systems in a really thought-provoking way.
This is an incredible book and a must-read as it really puts into perspective our individual lives in the great experiment of humanity. Get it and Read it - it does not disappoint.
OK I gave this book a 3 star because most of the content it covers I already put into practice as a self employed freelancer. Having said that I enjoyed it and it reaffirms what I already know. This book has at the end of section 2 is a quiz that results in how likely you will find this book useful. I can say that I scored a 15, but if you score a 40 or more then I suggest reading it.
It is a very easy read and the author has a great grasp of keeping the chapters very tight and short while keeping the reader on the page and engaged. Its worth a punt if you are miserable of people taking advantage and if you constantly say yes to others.
Interesting book about the life and times of Alexander the Great, can be a bit slow at times but I did enjoy it. Also this version of the book has a misatake on here as I read 380 out of the 494 pages and not the 336 as it states on here so can a Goodreads Librarian please edit this book page to reflect to total ammount of pages.
I was a few chapters away from finishing this tome and decided to spend eight quid on the television series. I can say that the book is much richer in content and the acting in the book a helluva lot better than the TV series of the same name even though the author was the consultant on the series.
This book is a real page-turner and I found it difficult to put down. Ken Follet's way of bringing the characters and their stories to life grabs you in a neck hold and does not let you go.
I Love this book and would love a third in the Kingsbridge series.
I simply adored this book. not only is it good to read but both books give you a solid foundation in Adlerian Psychology. I have a feeling that my further books will be on this subject and I feel now that these two books have started to change the way my brain is wired.
I know that I am now a lot happier having read both ‘The Courage to be Disliked' and ‘The Courage to be Happy'.
I highly recommend you read both books. You will not regret it.
A small and exceptional book. By far an easy read given the amount of footnotes Jonathan Clements leaves explaining certain passages.
I particularly enjoyed the last chapter by Jonathan himself about Master Sun and if he really exists.
I do hope that one day some archeologist finds a more complete text of this book with the author.
Till then this book is a must read.
A very easy book to read if you have the stomach for it as the descriptions of some of the murders in it are quite gut-wrenching. I personally found it a real page-turner and hard to put down at times.
However, I felt the ending could have been a lot better and more thought out, and possibly a bit longer. A good book and well worth a read.