Sunday, September 24, 2023

A review of “Maimonides and Medieval Jewish Philosophy” (audiobook)

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Moses ben Maimon (better known as Maimonides ) was one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages . He was a  Jewish   philosophe...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

A review of Boris Fausto’s “A Concise History of Brazil”

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Note: The edition that I’m reviewing here was expanded by Boris Fausto’s son Sergio Fausto, to bring it up to date. The most populous countr...
Friday, September 1, 2023

A review of “The Road to War” (BBC)

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Why did World War II happen? It’s a complicated (and interesting) topic, involving causes in many different nations. Some of these involve  ...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

A review of John Locke’s “Two Treatises of Government” (audiobook)

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John Locke’s “Two Treatises of Government” is one of the greatest political works ever written. It had a massive influence on the founding d...
Saturday, August 26, 2023

A review of “Chemistry and the Enlightenment” (audiobook)

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It’s quite an achievement when you can make an audiobook about chemistry that is understandable for someone like me. Chemistry was literally...
Friday, August 11, 2023

The wisdom of the ages: The enduring legacy of books

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“I cannot live without books; but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.” – Thomas Jefferson , in a let...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

A review of “Mussolini: The History of Italian Fascism”

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“I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” – Paraphrase of defense lawyer Clarence Darrow , in ...