The former first lady’s long-awaited new memoir recounts with insight, candor and wit her family’s trajectory from the Jim Crow South to Chicago’s South Side and her own improbable journey from there to the White House. By Isabel Wilkerson Back...
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Cloud Atlas is a touching and very clever story about moral choices. By Bill Gates Cloud Atlas is a wonderful book that is hard to describe. I can tell you that it is a touching and clever novel about moral choices. It explores how self-centered...
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Unlike most books on leadership, this one is worth your time. By Bill Gates I don’t read many books about how to run a business. In my experience, it is rare to find one that really captures what it’s like to build and operate an organization or...
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Whether you’re looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can’t beat reading a book. By Bill Gates Most of my conversations and meetings these days are about COVID-19 and how we can stem the tide. But I’m also often...
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“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” — W. Somerset Maugham Somewhere after “lose weight”, “stop procrastinating”, and “fall in love”, “read more” is one of the top goals...
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A prequel to “The Hunger Games,” a love letter to French cooking, a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld that reimagines Hillary Clinton’s life and much more. By Joumana Khatib ‘The Arab Winter: A Tragedy,’ by Noah Feldman (Princeton University, May 12)...
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Faced with the cancellation of her book tour, a writer turns to books that evoke a sense of place — and recommends 8 books that might take you somewhere, too. By Jordan Kisner Travel and travel planning are being disrupted by the worldwide spread...
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The book in Iceland is such an enormous gift, you give a physical book. You don’t give e-books here. In the land of the Sagas, it isn’t Christmas if there isn’t a deluge of books under the tree – literally. The Jolabokaflod, or Christmas...
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The five books on my end-of-year list will help you start 2020 on a good note. As the clock ticks closer to midnight on New Year’s Eve, it’s fun to look back at what you’ve accomplished this year. December is a great time to take stock of...
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” The Kingdom gained its independence in 1953 after almost a century of French colonial rule. ” 1863 – Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France. French colonial rule lasts for 90 years. 1953 – Cambodia wins its...
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Fixing flaws in photosynthesis could help boost productivity of our most important crops. At some point in school, you probably learned about photosynthesis—how plants use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food. This...
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10- Luxembourg Luxembourg comes in as the smallest country to make the list. The country has only around 615,70 residents. Luxembourg is a landlocked country, surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. According to the OECD, 87% of adults...
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