A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (2020)
Pages: 701, Final-verdict: Great-read
How does it feel to be the President of the United States? In this first of two volumes of his memoir, Barack Obama brings the reader a human view
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Keeping the memories of the Holocaust alive
Shores beyond shores, by Irene Butter (2018)
Pages: 445, Final verdict: Must-read
Like so many Jewish families, the life of the Hasenbergs was shaken as the Nazis rose to power in Germany. In Shores beyond Shores, Irene Butter walks us,
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The kind human hypothesis
Humankind: A Hopeful History, by Rutger Bregman (2019)
Pages: 400, Final verdict: Great-read
Rutger Bregman is not your average historian. 32, Dutch, he rose to fame with his 2014 best-seller Utopia for Realists, where he shared his thesis for reconstructing
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An express tour through our quirky body
The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson (2019)
Pages: 450, Final verdict: Should-read
In the early 2000s I remember seeing an odd book at the front store of a bookshop. Its unusual title - A Short History of
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The man who brought Disney alive
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, by Bog Iger (2019)
Pages: 272, Final verdict: Great-read
Bob Iger had a remarkable run as the CEO of Disney. From 2005 to
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The mathematician who figured out the market
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution, by Gregory Zuckerman (2019)
Pages: 357, Final verdict: Great-read
Jim Simmons is one of the most secretive and fascinating man in Wall Street. A mathematician and former
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Gene editing and the promise of a healthier world
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution, by Jennifer A. Doudna (2016)
Pages: 281, Final verdict: Should-read
The power of controlling human evolution has long been an endeavour reserved to realm of science fiction.
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Escaping hunger one bite at a time
Pages: 220, Final verdict: Great-read
It is hard to understate just how much things have changed in the past 300 years.
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Thriller meets epidemic in West Africa
Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come (2019)
Pages: 369, Final verdict: Great-read
The ebola epidemic of 2014 sent shock waves of terror across the globe. As
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Gandhi by his own words
An Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth, by M.K. Gandhi (1926)
Pages: 454, Final verdict: Great-read
"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the Earth in flesh and blood." (Albert Einstein
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The blood drop that fooled Silicon Valley
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou (2018)
Pages: 320, Final verdict: Should-readShe was once dubbed the next Steve Jobs. Amassing a fortune once estimated in 4.5 billion USD, Elizabeth Holmes and
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Free markets yes, but not everywhere
What Money Can't Buy, by Michael J. Sandel (2012)
**Pages: 203**, Final verdict: Should-readIs there anything which we shouldn't allow money to buy? What Money Can't Buy - The Moral Limits of Markets is a call for public discussion
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An afternoon of European immersion
The Shortest History of Europe, by John Hirst (2009)
Pages: 193, Final verdict: Great-read
I think we all know a bit of European history. It all started in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. The fall of the Empire gave
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Startups for beginners
The Art of the Start 2.0, by Guy Kawasaki (2015)
**Pages: 316**, Final verdict: Great-readThe Art of the Start 2.0 is the follow up to the 2004 guide for creating a company The Art of Start, now
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God is dead. And Homo Sapiens might be next.
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, by Yuval Noah Harari (2015)
**Pages: 450**, Final verdict: Great-readEver since Sapiens: A History of Mankind came out in 2014, Yuval Noah Harari has taken over the world of publishing by storm.
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A crash course on the universe
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2017)
Pages: 222, Final verdict: Should-read
He is the most famous astrophysicist of our time. Face to one of the most famous Internet memes, host of popular TV shows on
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How the wise man came to rule the world
Sapiens: A brief history of mankind , by Yuval Noah Harari (2011)
Pages: 443, Final verdict: Must-read
How did our species come to dominate the world? What were the decisive factors that turned insignificant descendants of apes into an intelligent and
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How to not think too much of yourself
Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday (2016)
**Pages: 220**, Final verdict: Great-readDid you ever think you are the best in the world? If yes, it's very likely you were suffering from a big ego and you got hurt
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Shedding light on your view of the world through a map
Prisoners of Geography, by Tim Marshall (2015)
Pages: 288, Final verdict: Must-readHow will the Western world react to North Korea's reckless nuclear tests? And why hasn't China imposed more sanctions? And what about Russia, is it still controlling Crimea?
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Launching the lean startup revolution, one step at a time
The Four Steps to the Epiphany, by Steve Blank (2005)
**Pages: 288**, Final verdict: Should-readMany of us dream of building a successful startup. I know I do. We think of fast product iterations, getting to your customers, and having
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Short and concise career advice
Managing Oneself, by Peter Drucker (1999)
**Pages: 55**, Final verdict: Should-readDo you consider your values system when choosing a new job? Peter Drucker thinks you should. This and other advice is presented in Managing Oneself, a book which is
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Nike and the story of its early days
Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight (2016)
Pages: 386,Final verdict: Great-read
Where did the biggest athletics company in the world start? Shoe Dog tells the story of Nike, and its humble beginnings in Oregon, United States, through the eyes of
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Building one algorithm to rule them all
The Master Algorithm , by Pedro Domingos (2015)
Pages: 352, Final verdict: Great-read
Harvard Business Review declared Data Scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century, back in 2012. And everywhere you look the words "artificial intelligence", "machine
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An entertaining walk through 150 years of modern art
What Are You Looking At, by Will Gompertz (2012)
**Pages: 395**, Final verdict: Great-readCould your 5-year old really have painted that work you've seen at the modern art museum? Will Gompertz answers this and other questions in What Are
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The secret behind why you'd love to work at Google
Work Rules!, by Laszlo Bock (2015)
**Pages: 406**, Final verdict: Great-readWhat makes Google such a great place to work? In the past 10 years, the search giant has been named topped Forbes "Best Companies to work for"
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A timeless advice about writing
On Writing Well, by William Zinsser (1976)
Pages: 320,
Final verdict: Great-read
Imagine you strive to improve your writing skill. You wonder where to start, from whom to take advice. How would you feel if I told you there is
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The story behind the new Chinese emperor
Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built, by Duncan Clark (2016)
**Pages: 304**, Final verdict: Should-readWith more than 15 million packages delivered every day, an e-commerce marketplace bigger than Amazon and eBay combined and a payment system 3x bigger
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You do not forget this idea when I tell you
Made to Stick, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (2007)
**Pages: 290**, Final verdict: Great-readWhy do some ideas thrive while others die? “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on
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How humanity has tamed uncertainty
Against the Gods, by Peter L. Bernstein (1996)
**Pages: 337**, Final verdict: Great-readHow certain can we be of future events? Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk answers the question by following the path of handling uncertainty from
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Must-reads from the 1st year at BetaGlyph
Must-reads from the 1st year at BetaGlyph
Time flies! It has been 1 year since we have started BetaGlyph and we couldn't be happier about the results. During this year, we had the chance to review more than 40 books,
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