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The Islamist Phoenix – Loretta Napoleoni (2014)
Tells the stunning success story of IS in Iraq and Syria and explains the drivers behind the creation of a Caliphate that, under the leadership of Al-Baghdadi, invites all Sunni Muslims to join the new Holy… Read more
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HhhH – Laurent Binet (2009)
Sublime historical thriller about the murder of ‘the blonde Nazi Beast’ Reinhard Heydrich, or, as Hitler liked to call him, ‘The man with the Iron Heart’. Remembered me of Slaugtherhouse… Read more
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En nu laat ik mijn baard staan – Leen Zevenbergen (2007)
I had expected more insights and surprising lessons from the Dutch management book of the year 2007. The book stresses the importance of creativity, inspiration and how to have more… Read more
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Whoops! – John Lanchester (2010)
With great wit Lanchester describes what went wrong during the prelude to the financial crisis and who is to blame (answer: the risk takers, i.e.bankers, but also you and me).… Read more
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Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
With millions of copies sold this management classic has taught managers all over the world how to run their business and how to go from a good to a great… Read more
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The Churchill Factor – Boris Johnson (2014)
On every page the pleasure Boris Johnson must have had writing about his hero is palpable. I already knew Johnson as a smart and skilled politician, but judging by this book,… Read more
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Phyllis Goldstein – A Convenient Hatred: the History of Antisemitism (2011)
I turned to this book on the advice of a real non-fiction book worm, wanting to give more depth and context to my attempts to better understand the revived antisemitism… Read more
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Films of 2014
***** amazing **** loved it *** nice ** disappointing * waste of time Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer ***** The Wolf of Wall Street – Martin Scorsese *** The… Read more
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De Prijs van een Slecht Geweten – Arend Jan Boekestijn (2010)
Boekestijn, a historian and former liberal MP, is on a mission. He is specifically interested in the (potential) damage aid does to poor countries and he formulates a detailed list… Read more
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson, the Passage of Power – Robert Caro (2012)
Hands down the best political biography I’ve read. The book gives great insights in the man and the President Lyndon Baines Johnson was, telling the story of a turbulent era… Read more
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