Samuel Graydon stitches together a delightful tapestry that delectably cleaves the intellectual and the indistinguishable characterizing an immortal and endearing personality. Albert Einstein is one of the greatest geniuses to stride the sands of time. A man possessed of eviscerating brilliance; Einstein upended the laws of Physics as it was wont to be comprehended when … Continue reading Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles – Samuel Graydon
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A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in From the Cold and took Cosmic Centre Stage – Marcus Chown
In a mesmerizing passage in his book, award winning science writer and former radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology, Marcus Chown, painstakingly describes the seismic event of the sighting of the first ever black hole. In April 2017, a team of intrepid and maniacally enthusiastic groups of scientists set up eight Event Horizon … Continue reading A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in From the Cold and took Cosmic Centre Stage – Marcus Chown
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa
(Image Credit: npr.org) Twenty-five-year-old Takako’s world caves in around her, when over dinner on an otherwise uneventful evening, her boyfriend, Hideaki, casually announces that he would be leaving her for a newfound love interest. This apathetic proclamation leaves Takako in a catatonic state. Forsaking, first her job and then her appetite, she falls into a … Continue reading Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa
the empusium – olga tokarczuk
In 1913, a young, but pale and unhealthy Mieczyslaw Wojnicz arrives at a health resort in the quaint and brooding Silesian Mountain village of Görbersdorf (currently known as Sokołowsko in Poland). Suffering from tuberculosis, Wojnicz hopes to be treated and cured in a massive sanatorium abutting the Guesthouse for Gentlemen, where the young lad checks … Continue reading the empusium – olga tokarczuk
the blue hour – paula hawkins
With The Blue Hour, Paula Hawkins firmly stakes a formidable claim as a force to be reckoned with in the thriller genre. A tight plot, a gripping narrative and a gob smacking climax all contrive to make the author’s new book an ‘unputdownable’ read. This is Ms. Hawkin’s best work to date, notwithstanding the spectacular … Continue reading the blue hour – paula hawkins
Karla’s Choice – Nick Harkaway
One of the most enduring and endearing espionage characters in the history of literary fiction, George Smiley, is back. This time his reappearance marks a resuscitation of his original creator, the inimitable John le Carré. Karla’s Choice a George Smiley novel is penned by le Carré's youngest son Nick Harkaway (a pseudonym chosen by Nicholas … Continue reading Karla’s Choice – Nick Harkaway
Vagabond: A Hiker’s Homage to Rural Spain – Mark Eveleigh
The poet from Gloucestershire, Laurie Lee, walked across the length of Spain just before the country got embroiled in a fiery civil war. Acclaimed travel author and magazine writer, Mark Eveleigh decides to follow in the footsteps of Laurie Lee by undertaking a monumental walk all the way from Gibraltar to the northern most reaches … Continue reading Vagabond: A Hiker’s Homage to Rural Spain – Mark Eveleigh
All Boats are Sinking: Navigating Life, Love and Locks on a Narrowboat – Hannah Pierce
A sordid breakup and a precarious financial situation force a young Hannah Pierce to reevaluate her life. Determined to establish an independent footing for herself and buoyed by the example of her friend, Megan, Ms. Pierce lands on a remarkable decision – buying a boat and calling it home! The result, Argie Bargie, a 45-foot … Continue reading All Boats are Sinking: Navigating Life, Love and Locks on a Narrowboat – Hannah Pierce
The Man From Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann – Ananyo Bhattacharya
(Image Credit: http://www.penguinbooks.co.nz) In succinctly summarising the intellectual genius of John von Neumann, Hungarian Mathematician Rózsa Péter remarked: “Other mathematicians prove what they can; von Neumann proves what he wants.” Von Neumann is undisputably one of the greatest thinkers to have ever lived. His influence is so encompassing that his vision continues to shape scientific … Continue reading The Man From Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann – Ananyo Bhattacharya
On Extinction: Beginning Again at the End – Ben Ware
Ben Ware begins his book by setting out the context and purpose plainly. On Extinction is a ‘philosophical and psychoanalytical critique of our damaged times.’ The Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at King’s College. London then proceeds to take his readers on a dizzying journey, in the company of some outstanding thinkers. Before the … Continue reading On Extinction: Beginning Again at the End – Ben Ware