Cloud Atlas
Six lives from 1850 to a post-apocalypse nest inside each other, linked by a comet birthmark, as souls drift like clouds across power and kindness.
2,390-word summary · 11 min read
history + philosophy
5 books tagged both “history” and “philosophy”.
Homo Deus
After ruling the world, humans chase upgrades and delegate feeling to systems that know patterns.
2,013-word summary · 9 min read
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The 1611 King James Bible in a 1,472-page Thomas Nelson edition: from Genesis to Revelation, law, prophets, Gospels, and letters.
2,904-word summary · 13 min read
The Prince
Machiavelli advises Lorenzo on rule through fear and love, fortune, cruelty and mercy.
2,204-word summary · 10 min read
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Harari's Sapiens from cover to cover: the cognitive revolution, the agricultural bargain, shared fictions like money and nations, and the scientific centuries…
2,145-word summary · 10 min read