Author: Niall Ferguson _Niall Ferguson_ Reading time: 25 minutes Synopsis The Blinks for The Ascent of Money (2008) show how different historical events led to today’s financial system. They explain how money…
Startup CXO – A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Components
Author: Matt Blumberg _Matt Blumberg_ Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis Startup CXO (2021) is a detailed guide for growing the key leadership jobs that manage a company’s most important teams. Written with…
Human Edge in the AI Age – Eight Timeless Mantras For Success
Author: Nitin Seth _Nitin Seth_ Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis Human Edge in the AI Age (2025) shows you how to do well when artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly changing jobs and…
Digitale Bildung – Was Deutschland jetzt dringend angehen muss
Author: Nicolas Colsman Nicolas Colsman Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis The book Digitale Bildung (2025) is about the future of schools. It asks how we can best prepare teachers, children, and classrooms…
Monster Transformation – Conquer Your Digital Fears
Author: Ari Lightman _Ari Lightman_ Reading time: 20 minutes Synopsis Monster Transformation (2025) offers a clear way for companies to change in the time of generative AI. It shows that for real…
Tractatus logico-philosophicus – Über Sprache, Logik und die Grenzen der Wirklichkeit
Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein _Ludwig Wittgenstein_ Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis With his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921), Ludwig Wittgenstein wanted to find the limits of what makes sense. His main idea is very simple:…
The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance
Author: Paul Strathern _Paul Strathern_ Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis The Medici (2016) looks at how a simple family became one of the most powerful in Europe. They did this through new…
Finanzen ganz einfach – Richtig sparen, klug investieren, gelassen vorsorgen
Author: Saidi Sulilatu Saidi Sulilatu Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis Do you want to be financially secure, but don’t like complex financial products and constant stress? Finanzen ganz einfach (2025) shows you…
Die Traumjoblüge – Warum Leidenschaft die Karriere killt
Author: Cal Newport Cal Newport Reading time: 18 minutes Synopsis These blinks about So Good They Can’t Ignore You (2012) look at how to find a job that brings both success and…
On the Road – A classic literary chronicle of American restlessness
Author: Jack Kerouac _Jack Kerouac_ Reading time: 14 minutes Synopsis On the Road (1957) is a very important book for the Beat generation. It was written by one of their most important…