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My Thoughts on the Books I Read!

Vienna - How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World

Author: Richard Cockett Publication Date: November 2023
2025-06-24 2 min read Sincheenz
It’s a dense read packed with details, a roll call of many names and achievements’ but one that makes you pause and reflect. It was fascinating to read about what went on between WWI and WWII, and how the immigrants of Vienna assimilated into their new homes and worked so hard to bring about change and betterment for society as a whole. Be it in education, architecture, medicine, psychology, women’s rights, politics, and more there was room to experiment with political and social reforms. Continue reading

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Nexus - A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Author: Yuval Noah Harari Publication Date: September 2024
2025-03-20 2 min read Sincheenz
I did the audio version of the book. Yuval Harari is an excellent storyteller and always leaves you with an afterthought. Nexus is meant to be a reflection on where humanity is heading, especially with the rise of AI, disinformation, and global instability. But to be honest, I didn’t enjoy it as much. It felt like a lot of repetition and basically a recap of his earlier books. The same themes from Sapiens and Homo Deus kept popping up, just re-worded. Continue reading

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