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Jumat, 02 April 2010

Kamis, 01 April 2010

Books for Easter (2)

""The book is a stupendous achievement. Truly, can one think of another book (in only 800 short pages) that is able to contain a complete century, and all the countries, of Europe? And he does it with an artist's eye. Lord, how well this man can write."" wrote a enthusiastic reader on Amazon.

Dutch journalist Geert Mak  travels during a year in Europe. He narrates the story of the 20th century of every place of the continent, via the people, the places, the memories of the biggest human achievement and biggest slaughterhouse in the world, Europe. Astonishinig!

Rabu, 31 Maret 2010

Selasa, 30 Maret 2010

Books for Easter (1)

The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th CenturyWe used to think of the 20th century as the era of the two devastating wars, or the time of communism and nazism and their massacres. But they were also writers, scientists, painters, philosophers, musicians in this century. These people also changed the world forever and gave the most important mind creations of the modern times. The Modern Mind  is a splendid narration of the best part of the 20th, the creative one. Very stimulating reading, if you can forget the awful cover...I skipped trading in the last days to read this, 850 refreshing pages..a shower for the mind..

pre-Easter

Relatively flat market and a boring session. Just one trade, as I hesitated to enter long after this.