[abp:0375760520:c:alignright]Author: Margaret MacMillan Rating: [rating: 4/5] It is no overstatement to say that the modern world has been shaped by the First World War and the Paris Peace Conference that followed. The book provides a detailed account of the conference's proceedings, highlighting the struggles among different states and the compromises…
[abp:1610393198:c:alignright]Author: Tamim Ansary Rating: [rating: 4/5] Over the past two hundred years, multiple global powers have attempted—and failed—to invade and occupy Afghanistan. As an intellectual with a family history of serving in various Afghan governments, the author provides an insider’s perspective. Tracing Afghanistan’s recent history, the author explores the recurring…
[abp:1594206430:c:alignright]Author: Daniel Yergin Rating: [rating: 4/5] Throughout human history, energy discovery and access have been major drivers of both progress and conflict. Due to its high energy density and relatively low extraction cost, oil has been a focal point of competition among nations. Its extremely uneven global distribution has also…
[abp:1524742678:c:alignright]Author: Cade MetzRating: [rating: 4/5] A good introduction of the history of Artificial Intelligence, through the stories of the major players.
[abp:0072955155:c:alignright]Author: Judith M. Bennett & C. Warren Hollister Rating: [rating: 4.5/5]
[abp:0465046711:c:alignright]Author: Serhii Plokhy Rating: [rating: 4/5] The author uses the first-hand materials and previous classified documents to outline a series of events between the failed coup in August 1991 and the collapse of the Soviet Union by the end of the year. He reveals that financial difficulties and independent movements…
[abp:B00XST7IX2:c:alignright]Author: Peter Frankopan Rating: [rating: 4/5] An epic view of the place between the east and the west, the place that has been the center of the world for thousands of years, connected by the trade and fought by the powers, where the civilizations met and collided. I wish the…
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU Handled the intertwined story lines skillfully. Rating: [rating: 3.5/5]
[abp:0062316095:c:alignright]Author: Yuval Noah Harari Rating: [rating: 4/5]