Author: Rebecca D. Costa _Rebecca D. Costa_ Reading time: 23 minutes Synopsis The Watchman’s Rattle (2009) asks a serious question: What happens when our world becomes too difficult for the human brain…
Month: February 2026
Kleine Weltgeschichte der Philosophie – Ein Überblick von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart
Author: Hans Joachim Störig Reading time: 24 minutes Synopsis How can we live well? Is there a God? What is truth? And of course, the biggest question of all: What is the…
Wie konnte das geschehen? – Deutschland 1933 bis 1945
Author: Götz Aly _Götz Aly_ Reading time: 24 minutes Synopsis There is a question that stays with every German: How could a whole country follow the criminal Nazi regime into ruin? In…
Influence Without Authority – Master the art of trading resources to command results
Author: Allan R. Cohen _Allan R. Cohen_ Reading time: 18 minutes Synopsis Influence Without Authority (2005) gives you ways to get things done and earn respect, even when you can’t tell people…
Pragmatism – A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
Author: William James _William James_ Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis Pragmatism (1907) is a book about a practical way of thinking. It says that ideas are good if they work well in…
Wie Staaten bankrott gehen – Warum die Weltwirtschaft in die Krise steuert und was zu tun ist
Author: Ray Dalio _Ray Dalio_ Reading time: 29 minutes Synopsis How States Go Bankrupt (2025) explains why powerful countries do not just collapse by chance. Dalio clearly shows the patterns of how…
Principles of Human Knowledge – The foundations of immaterialism
Author: George Berkeley _George Berkeley_ Reading time: 17 minutes Synopsis A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) shares a new and surprising idea: the world is not made of matter….
Das Versagen – Eine investigative Geschichte der deutschen Russlandpolitik
Author: Katja Gloger & Georg Mascolo _Katja Gloger & Georg Mascolo_ Reading time: 27 minutes Synopsis The Failure (2025) shows how German politicians saw warning signs about Russia for decades. But they…
Why Do I Keep Doing This? – Unlearn the Habits Keeping You Stuck and Unhappy
Author: Kati Morton Kati Morton Reading time: 21 minutes Synopsis Why Do I Keep Doing This? (2025) looks at how we learned to cope as children. These old ways of dealing with…
Was heißt schon Talent? – Mozart, Beckham, Federer und das Geheimnis von Spitzenleistungen
Author: Matthew Syed _Matthew Syed_ Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis What is Talent, Anyway? (2010) looks at what makes people achieve great things. This can be in sports, art, or other areas….