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Taking on the worst economic problems

Good Economics for Hard Times, by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo (2019) Pages: 417, Final verdict: Should-read Growth has been the watchword of this century in economics. It has been promoted as the magic recipe for a proper wealth distribution and one of the biggest challenges of modern societies.... Read more

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Yes We Can

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 of the office - the feelings, the responsibility, and the... Read more

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The definitive history of personal computing

A History of Modern Computing, by Paul E. Ceruzzi (2010) Pages: 445, Final verdict: Great-read There are currently more than 22 billion computing devices in the world. They are everywhere, in laptops, smartphones, cars, and are used in all areas of the economy. But unlike many of the technologies we... Read more

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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, in the first person, through her family’s terrorizing experience... Read more

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Understanding gender bias with data

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, by Caroline Criado Perez (2019) Pages: 411, Final verdict: Must-read Reading about discrimination, unfair labour, and prejudice against women became normal. We can surprisingly see that gender inequality is still hardly understood by many following such reports. The same people... Read more

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