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Here, you can find my reading notes. They are a combination of reviews, summaries, and analyses and, as such, contain spoilers.

  • 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Donald P. Ryan (3/5)
  • A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine by Gregory Zuckerman (5/5)
  • Augustus: The Life of Rome’s First Emperor by Anthony Everitt (4/5)
  • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (4/5)
  • Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome’s Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt (4/5)
  • How We Learn: The New Science of Education and the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene (4/5)
  • Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman (5/5)
  • Numbers Don’t Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World by Vaclav Smil (3/5)
  • SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (4/5)
  • The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (5/5)
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London (5/5)
  • The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark (4/5)

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Welcome to Alekspedia. My name is Aleksandar Tasev, and I will be your literary host today. Together, we will explore books in detail and learn more about the world.

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