Summer Readings and Podcasts List

A classic of Chinese SF, soon to be turned into a Netflix series by the creators of Game of Thrones. This is the first part of the 3-books cycle, which explores the realpolitiks of encountering alien races whose intent and technological level is unknown to you.

According to Mauro Guillen, the only way to truly understand the global transformations underway and their impact is to think laterally. That is, using “peripheral vision,” or approaching problems creatively and from unorthodox points of view. Guillen encourages us to consider the dynamic inter-play between a range of forces that will converge on a single tipping point, 2030.

Get inspired and energized by Dutch legend Wim Hof, who ran marathons in -30C and climbed Mount Everest in shorts. Wim explains how you can boost your immune system, improve concentration and mental well-being by following some simple (and cold!!) steps.

Guy Raz has interviewed more than 200 highly successful entrepreneurs to uncover amazing true stories. In How I Built This, he shares tips for every entrepreneur’s journey. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting their own business or wondered how trailblazing entrepreneurs made their own dreams a reality.

The latest book of the amazing and generous photographer. An easy way to travel the world in spite of COVID-19 ! For six years Sebastião Salgado traveled the Brazilian Amazon and photographed the unparalleled beauty of this extraordinary region.

Two stories in parallel but connections somewhere :

In 1938 in Tokyo, Yu, an English teacher and amateur violinist, is arrested in front of his 11 year old son, Rei, in the middle of a musical rehearsal. Rei will grow up without his father, with two haunting memories from that day.

In the second part, we enter the life of a couple Jacques and Hélène, he a violin maker and she a bow maker. They met in 1950 in Mirecourt, a small town in the Vosges and capital of French violin making.

Martin Romaña leaves Peru for Paris, but nothing there is like “The Paris of Hemingway”. From his armchair called Voltaire, Martin narrates his encounters with Parisian life in the 60s, while humorously writing his novel about Latin Americans who survive in “a City of Light whose lights have melted”

A Harvard professor, gives an introduction to different philosophical views and how they interact with moral dilemmas. He explains the works of famous philosophers like Aristotle, Kant and Rawls and applies them to real world examples. The book challenges you to think about moral dilemmas and provides a framework to approach the dilemmas we face today.

A chronicle of one man’s life-long career tracking serial killers introduces the FBI detective who pioneered psychological profiling as a way to catch some of the nation’s most dangerous and deranged criminals.