The Architect’s Apprentice is fiction set in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. The story follows Jahan, a boy from India, who travels to Istanbul with his white elephant Chota. Through happenstance, he works for the legendary architect Sinan.…
If ‘Finding Florida’ is your first attempt at deciphering state history, then also find a second book. The narrative is lively, but critics slam a cavalier attitude toward fact-checking. The imposing length unfortunately sprouts from rant-like passages. amazon.com affiliate link…
The Sassoons were to global trade what the Rothschilds were to global finance. This marvelous narrative sprouts from untapped family archives. In the 1800s, the Sassoons managed to connect London and Bombay, Calcutta and Shanghai in improbable ways. amazon.com affiliate…
Thomas Edison may own the narrative about creating the first motion picture. The actual title, however, probably goes to the Frenchman Louis Le Prince. One reason why most have never heard of him is that Le Prince disappeared in 1890…
More novels are destined to sprout from Central Florida; it is a part of the state where baby boomers have created a cabinet of curiosities. In this work, the author writes about a woman who inherits her father’s taxidermy business…
Khaled Beydoun amplifies his work on Islamophobia in America and now takes a global perspective. A basic premise here is that the US war on terror fertilizes religious tension worldwide. The material nimbly spans Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.…
Nir Eyal had had his first publishing success with Hooked, a go-to book for addictive tech design. His follow-up takes us in the opposite direction, offering a type of self-help guide on avoiding workday distractions. The author is informed by…
On the surface, The New Map would seem to be more about fossils fuels than emerging markets. Think again. The pursuit of oil wealth or the cost of energy resources are common threads across the developing world. Following in the…
Behavioral economics is vogue amid wealth advisors and financial planners. The challenge is applying that knowledge to the investment discipline through the field of behavioral finance. While this book is largely targeted at the sophisticated, individual investor, it is also…
Entrepreneurs may be best served when raising capital by focusing on their story. Investors remember stories in ways that they do not remember numbers. This book is a concise approach to what it means to develop a business story, in…