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Why We Sleep

By Matthew Walker (2017) Pages: 340, Final verdict: Should-read Would you be interested in an inexpensive way of prolonging good health, delaying aging, while improving memory and learning? Why We Sleep will convince you that sleep works that magic. It will spark your curiosity, make you fall asleep (to the... Read more

Science

Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

By Richard Preston (2019) Pages: 369, Final verdict: Great-read The ebola epidemic of 2014 sent shock waves of terror across the globe. As the virus spread with unstoppable force across West Africa, the world was flooded with images of the people covered in full body suits, plastic tents turned into... Read more

History Science

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Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

By Nancy Stepan (2011) Pages: 260, Final verdict: Great-read Disease eradication is something we hardly think about in the west. Smallpox and Polio are distant memories buried in our high school history books and we only remember Malaria and Dengue when we're planning our next vacation. For this... Read more

Science Biology

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 about M.K. Gandhi) An Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth is the autobiographical work... Read more

Autobiography Biography Politics

Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)

By Bill Gifford (2015) Pages: 384, Final verdict: Should-read The question of why we grow old and how to stop it has intrigued us for long. As early as 1889, Professor Brown-Séquard - known as the father of endocrinology - stood in front of the Societé of Biologie to present... Read more

Biology