Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy is an unputdownable read that captivated me from the first page. I devoured this book in two sittings; it would have been one, but the demands of work pulled me away. What struck me most profoundly was the realisation of...
Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History and the Last Man is indeed a remarkable work that continues to provoke thought and discussion decades after its initial publication. Fukuyama’s thesis, emerging in the wake of the Berlin Wall’s fall in 1989,...
Reading *Sashenka* by Simon Sebag Montefiore was an utterly captivating experience that swept me through the tumultuous waves of the Russian Revolution into the grim shadows of the Great Terror. Montefiore has a masterful way of weaving history with deep personal...
In reading Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore, I was offered a chillingly detailed portrayal of Joseph Stalin, the tyrannical leader whose reign was marked by extreme brutality yet punctuated by unexpected moments of humanity. This biography, lauded for its exhaustive...
Reading James O’Brien’s How They Broke Britain was an enlightening, albeit unsettling, journey. From the first page to the last, I was engrossed in a narrative that was not only impeccably crafted but also intellectually stimulating in ways that were...
Immersing myself in Simon Sebag Montefiore’s “Jerusalem: The Biography” was not just reading; it felt like traversing through the very essence of one of history’s most mystifying cities. As a huge fan of Montefiore, his eloquent prose...
