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Really good book. A synthesis of mankind's history. My only complaint is that the author was a little too complacent with capitalism - though he does describe its negative side - and didn't write any line about socialism or communism, mixing both when mentioning them, and not going through the causes of its (their) arguably failure.
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Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Why nations fail: 5 stars
Why nations fail by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?
Simply, no. None of these factors …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay reviewed Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
New York Times Bestseller
A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and …
Review of 'Sapiens' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay reviewed Budapeste by Chico Buarque
Review of 'Budapeste' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Good book. I am not sure I like Chico Buarque's writing style, but he has wit, and the book is quite entertaining.
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Snow: 5 stars
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
Touching, slyly comic, and humming with cerebral suspense—a masterful novel of "political intrigue and philosophy, romance and noir" (Vogue) and …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The Shadow of the Wind: 5 stars
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books', a labyrinthine library of …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The Pillars of the Earth: 5 stars
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Oprah's Book Club (60))
The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The Unbearable Lightness of Being: 5 stars
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Interweaves story and dream, past and present, and philosophy and poetry in a sardonic and erotic tale of two couples--Tomas …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas: 5 stars
Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis
"New translation of Machado's famous novel is for the most part faithful and readable. However, work has occasional odd errors …
Cien años de soledad es una novela del escritor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez, ganador del …
Review of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
The best book I ever read.
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Love in the Time of Cholera: 5 stars
The picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde by Jill Nevile (Oxford bookworms -- 3)
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated THE DOUBLE: 4 stars
THE DOUBLE by José Saramago
A divorced, depressed history teacher becomes obsessed with pursuing a man who looks exactly like he did five years ago …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Crime and punishment: 5 stars
