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

history computers technology

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

andrecardote history holocaust guest

Get new book reviews every month, and some extra we read or heard great things about.

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 modern society with "utopian" like universal basic income or a... Read more

history sociology

The history of the world joule by joule

Energy and Civilization: A History, by Vaclav Smil (2017) Pages: 568, Final verdict: Great-read Vaclav Smil, distinguished professor of the University of Manitoba, Canada, has made a career of dissecting broad topics of society from food production, the history of materials to energy. A prolific writer, with more than 40... Read more

history

Escaping hunger one bite at a time

A summary of the impact of nutrition, technology and public health on our transformation to healthier, fitter and taller people. Read more

history health science

Showing 9 results for history reviews. Clear filters