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Stephen Hawking: A Brief History of Time 4 stars

Stephen Hawking'sA Brief History of Time has become an international publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty …

Review of 'A Brief History of Time' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A good book. But I felt that the author sometimes explained concepts in a straightforward language without assuming any prerequisite from the reader, and sometimes he used some ideas which required some basic primer before use. The first half of the book was an easy read for me, but the latter half was relatively difficult to understand. One of the reasons that I can think of is that I have not studied the advancements in Physics after WWII during my school. So I did not have a basic understanding of the concepts.

It is one of those books, which will make you feel intelligent and dumb at the same time, still, definitely worth a read.

Mark Manson: Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (2022, Independently Published) 3 stars

Read This Book ➸ strangerthings.fandom.com/wiki/Amazon_Books_Free This breakout, mega bestseller is the self-help book for people …

Review of 'Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I started this book with rough experience with self-help guides. However, this book has changed my belief, or shall I say, this book shook my views completely. I was able to relate to whatever Mark told in this book. All those thoughts and beliefs which were part of my subconscious but I never tried to realize, this book has brought all of them to the surface, and I am grateful for this realization. I still have a "long" journey to cover, and I hope that this timely realization will prove to be useful for me. This book undoubtedly deserves one more reading.

Yuval Noah Harari: Summary: Sapiens: A brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4 stars

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a …

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5 stars

This book has changed something about my thought process. I learned many new and cruel things about humankind. Notably, the repeated mentions and descriptions about animal husbandry were disturbing. This book excels in telling various side stories that were conveniently ignored by the Human Historians till now. They say, winners, get to write the history. From an Indian perspective, this book talks very little about Asia and in particular India, Hinduism, and Indus Valley Civilization. As far as I remember, there are only one or two mentions of this civilization. If not most magnificent, Indus Valley Civilization should get an equal place to its contemporary cultures. But this book fails to give that place.

The description of Modern civilization and its side-effects on the other animal is worrying. The author was successful in provoking my thought process. The science fiction like predictions is worth noting. Although these predictions should be …