The Quiet ProtagonistDec 23, 20212 min readReview of Ben Macintyre's The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold WarThis is one of the most riveting and surprising books that I have ever read. Ben Macintyre's The Spy and The Traitor is a narrative...
The Quiet ProtagonistJun 5, 20211 min readReview of Paolo Cognetti's "Carnets de New York" (in French)Un livre très personnel de la part de Paolo Cognetti, qui, dans une écriture très aboutie et poétique nous transmet son amour pour la...
The Quiet ProtagonistJun 5, 20212 min readReview of Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers"Malcolm Gladwell’s “Talking to Strangers” is not an easy book to review. It is both compelling and frustrating. Its incredibly fluid...
The Quiet ProtagonistNov 20, 20206 min readReview of Christopher Wylie's "Mindf*uck: Cambridge Analytica And the Plot to Break America"If one book had to be designated in order to illustrate the term page-turner, Christopher Wylie's Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the...
The Quiet ProtagonistNov 11, 20204 min readReview of Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist"Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be An Antiractist" is an important, timely and provocative book. It could not be more relevant given the...
The Quiet ProtagonistAug 10, 20201 min readReview of Anna Wiener's "Uncanny Valley"Anna Wiener's "Uncanny Valley" provides a deep-dive into the universe of Silicon Valley startups. This intriguing world may at first seem...
The Quiet ProtagonistJun 26, 20205 min readReview of Susan Cain's "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking""Quiet" by Susan Cain feels (granted, rather unsurprisingly) as if it has been written for The Quiet Protagonist. Notwithstanding, this...
The Quiet ProtagonistMar 5, 20203 min readReview of Jordan B. Peterson's "12 Rules for Life"A love-hate relationship: that is the overall sentiment underpinning how one feels when faced with the task of reviewing Jordan B....
The Quiet ProtagonistJan 1, 20201 min readReview of Giulia Enders' "Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ"What a talented individual Giulia Enders is! This gem of a book brings attention to a largely unknown and a priori unattractive topic and...
The Quiet ProtagonistJan 1, 20204 min readReview of Adam Grant's "Originals"** spoiler alert ** Originals is an intellectually-stimulating book packed with counterintuitive insights and fascinating myth-busters...
The Quiet ProtagonistDec 4, 20194 min readReview of Kai-Fu Lee's "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order"Kai-Fu Lee's book provides a rich account of the AI state-of-the-art and how much China has caught up with the US in the field. To a...
The Quiet ProtagonistAug 13, 20193 min readReview of Safi Bahcall's "Loonshots"This was by far one of the most thought-provoking and well-crafted, readable non-fiction book I have read in a long time. In fact, the...
The Quiet ProtagonistJun 2, 20193 min readReview of Tom Sancton's "The Bettencourt Affair"** spoiler alert ** This was our book club’s third read and it was perhaps not the wisest decision to read it immediately after “Bad...
The Quiet ProtagonistApr 13, 20193 min readReview of Bob Woodward's “Fear: Trump in The White House” ** spoiler alert ** When this book first came out and started making noise as the media released some of its juiciest excerpts, I thought...
The Quiet ProtagonistApr 9, 20192 min readReview of Chip & Dan Heath's "Decisive, How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work"A well-crafted and well-researched book that provides key insights and practical tips on how to approach decisions in a more systematic...
The Quiet ProtagonistApr 9, 20193 min readReview of John Carreyrou's "Bad Blood, Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup"At first one may wonder whether writing a whole book on that story was really necessary. Would it bring much added value as opposed to a...
The Quiet ProtagonistApr 9, 20192 min readReview of Chris Bailey's "Hyperfocus: How to Work Less and Achieve More"After hearing the author speak on The Ezra Klein Show podcast, I became fascinated by the field of attention and decided to purchase the...
