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Why read books:
Blogs: Three minutes gets you three days.
Articles: Twenty minutes gets you four months.
Books: Five hours gets you fifteen years.

In This first part of the book Reality is not what it seems author describes major theories of physics are finally explained in such simple ways that it can understand total layman like me.

We believe in profits and efficiency, and not waste. We believe in hard work, but not long hours. We believe in a meritocracy—you’ll be rewarded if you deserve it, but not if you don’t.

Never call a meeting to discuss; call a meeting only to decide.

Never write a memo if telling someone will do, never call a meeting if a memo will do, never call a four-hour meeting if a one-hour meeting will do, never have two meetings if one will do, and never set up a process if two meetings will do. First of all, you’ll directly save lots of time and money by eliminating wasted motion. Second of all, you’ll convince people by the way you act that you’re serious about focusing

"And here comes in the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both; but since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved."

"Cesare Borgia was reputed cruel, yet his cruelty restored Romagna, united it, and brought it to order and obedience; so that if we look at things in their true light, it will be seen that he was in reality far more merciful than the people of Florence, who, to avoid the imputation of cruelty, suffered Pistoja to be torn to pieces by factions."

There is an often-told story that when Albert Einstein was once asked what mankind's greatest invention was, he replied: "Compound interest." There's even one claim that Einstein called compound interest the "8th Wonder of the World." So if we are to believe to Albert Einstein beside the gravity the compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.

So if we take compound effect and use it for greater g

This is my assessments of the Pray to the Wind by Jeffrey Donner according to 6 criteria:
1. Too long and Strenuous action - exciting - 4 stars
2. Boring - fun - 4 stars
3. not difficult to read (as for non English native speaker] - 4 stars
4. predictable (common) - good story (unusual) - 3 stars
5. Shalow story - has a deeper meaning - 3 stars
6. The story is mass and Unfinished - The story is clear, unders

This is my assessments of the Pray to the Wind by Jeffrey Donner according to 6 criteria:
1. Too long and Strenuous action - exciting - 4 stars
2. Boring - fun - 4 stars
3. not difficult to read (as for non English native speaker] - 4 stars
4. predictable (common) - good story (unusual) - 3 stars
5. Shalow story - has a deeper meaning - 3 stars
6. The story is mass and Unfinished - The story is clear, unders

So this is my assessment of this book At Home: A Short History of by Bill Bryson according to my 6 criteria:
1. Related to practice - 4 stars
2. It prevails important - 4 stars
3. I agree with the read - 5 stars
4. not difficult to read (as for non English native) - 3 stars (audio book]
5. too long and boring story or every sentence is interesting - 3 stars
6. Learning opportunity - 5 stars

Total stars.

So this is my assessment of the book Sapiens according to my 6 criteria:
1. Related to practice - 4 stars
2. It prevails important - 3 stars
3. I agree with the read - 3 stars
4. not difficult to read (as for non English native) - 4 stars
5. too long and boring story or every sentence is interesting - 4 stars
6. Learning opportunity - 3 stars


Total 3.5 stars.