by Aseem Gupta | Jul 28, 2022 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 32 MinutesIn July 1402, two of the most formidable conquerors of their age faced each other on the Çubuk Plain north of Ankara. Bayezid I, the Ottoman sultan known as Yıldırım, or “the Thunderbolt,” had defeated crusaders, subdued rival princes and...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 27, 2022 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 34 MinutesPatrick King’s Attract Women: Inside Her (Mind): Secrets of the Female Psyche to Attract Women, Keep Them Seduced, and Bulletproof Your Relationship presents itself as a guide to understanding women, but its real subject is narrower and, in...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 14, 2022 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 51 MinutesIslamic thought does not have a single history because Muslims have never agreed on a single answer to every question raised by Islam. What does it mean to submit to God? Who has the authority to interpret revelation after Muhammad’s...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 1, 2022 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 38 MinutesCaffeine is one of the world’s most familiar psychoactive substances, yet most people rarely experience it as a drug. Coffee marks the beginning of the working day, tea accompanies conversation, cola is sold as refreshment, and the...
