Author: Stewart Brand _Stewart Brand_ Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis Whole Earth Discipline (2009) says that environmental groups should be more practical. They should be ready to use strong new tools to…
Verletzlichkeit macht stark – Wie wir unsere Schutzmechanismen aufgeben und innerlich reich werden
Author: Brené Brown _Brené Brown_ Reading time: 28 minutes Synopsis These Blinks for Verletzlichkeit macht stark (2012) explain how shame badly affects our lives. They also show how we can deal with…
Anleitung zur Unzufriedenheit – Warum weniger glücklich macht
Author: Barry Schwartz _Barry Schwartz_ Reading time: 23 minutes Synopsis Many people think that having lots of choices is a good thing. They believe more options mean there is something for everyone….
A Conflict of Visions – Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Author: Thomas Sowell _Thomas Sowell_ Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis A Conflict of Visions (1987) shows why political opponents often talk without understanding each other. It does this by revealing the hidden,…
The Watchman’s Rattle – Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
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…
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…