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The Power of Slow


The pace of modern life is fast. We want fast transportation, fast communication, fast computers, fast photos, fast music, fast foods, and so on.

But does fast always mean the best? Does it mean that we can achieve our goals? Does it ensure that we have a happy, healthy, and satisfied life? Does it ensure that we get enough time to spend with our family or indulge in our favorite hobbies? If you want to find out the answers to the above questions then you should read the book The Power of Slow.

Are you running the mad race to survive and thrive? Is your time controlled by others? Are you always chasing deadlines and milestones? Do you ever get time to spend time on activities that you want to do? Do you get time to do nothing or do a bit of self reflection? Do you have time for your family and friends? Are you always busy, work all the time, go to bed late only to get up early and work even more? Do you always feel frustrated, depressed, or dejected? If the answer to most of the above questions is ‘Yes,’ then you should read the book The Power of Slow.

If you want to stay on top of your life, if you want to take control of your time rather than being controlled, if you want to manage and balance your work and personal lives, if you want to set your goals and achieve them comfortably, if you want to manage your expectations about yourself and others and also handle other people’s expectations about you, if you want to create time by delegation, if you want to say ‘No’ to thing you don’t want to do, and if you want a calm, peaceful, happy yet successful life, then also you should read the book The Power of Slow.

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Dark Watch


Dark Watch is the third book of the Oregon File series. This book is written by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul.

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Sacred Stone


Sacred Stone is the second book of the Oregon File series. The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by Clive Cussler with Craig Dirgo. The books follow the mysterious “Corporation” and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The “Oregon Files” come from the name of the boat on which the series is based—The Oregon. The Oregon is a high-tech ship owned by the Corporation. It is disguised as a rusty old tramp steamer, to add to its appearance of authenticity this disguise is highly detailed; including a fake mess hall, a captain’s cabin with smoke infused substances, a dysfunctional toilet, and a painting of a depressing velvet clown. In reality it is a state-of-the-art ship with high-tech weaponry that would match the most advanced battle ship in the world and the luxury facilities that are on par with the best in the world.

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Freakonomics


  1. Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?
  2. What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
  3. How much do parents really matter?
  4. Has your name any influence on your career opportunities?
  5. What has nylon stockings in common with crack cocaine?
  6. Why did the crime rate in America fell in 1990s? Has the legalization of abortion to do anything with that?
  7. What is information asymmetry and experts use it to their advantage?
  8. How the Internet has reduced the information asymmetry by giving information to the customers, thus improving their negotiating power?

If you want answers to these and more interesting questions, you should read Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

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