Ways of Seeing by John Berger opens with: “Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.” The book is made up of 7 chapters, and the part that nudged me…
Browsing Category Books
Notes, summaries and quotes from the books I read, plus reading recommendations.
The Rosie Project — Book Review
Imagine a project — a spouse-selection project. But nothing is going the way you planned. You’re looking for someone to share your life with and you’ve got specific criteria; meanwhile the person you actually spend…
Deep Work (Pür-dikkat) — Book Review
Started: 24 Feb 2019 — Finished: 05 May 2019 As the subtitle goes: “How we lost the ability to focus, and how we can get it back.” A solid book that offers as-rational-as-possible answers to…
Land One Arrow on the Target!
I just finished a book — Beni İçinden Sev (“Love Me From the Inside”). My favourite line: “It’s a beautiful story because you’re in it.” Author: Ahmet Batman. This is the first of his books…