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The Giver Full Book Summary. The Giver is written from the point of view of Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, and there is very little competition. Everyone is unfailingly polite.
Deep Work Summary. Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate. Shallow Work: Non-cognitively demanding, logistical-style tasks, often performed while distracted.
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Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel Dune follows Ducal heir Paul Atreides during his rise to power on the futuristic desert world Arrakis, the only known source of the potent and dangerous spice melange. On Arrakis, Paul discovers that, for better or for worse, his actions may determine the fate of the universe.
January 11, 1991: Back in his canoe, encounters a violent storm that almost drowns him. January 16, 1991: Leaving his canoe at El Golfo de Santa Clara, starts wandering northward. January 18, 1991: Caught by U.S. Immigration officials when he tries to slip back into the country from Mexico. Spends one night in jail.
A Gentleman in Moscow Full Book Summary. A Gentleman in Moscow opens in June of 1922 as a committee of Russia’s Bolshevik government sentences Count Alexander Rostov to lifelong house arrest in the Hotel Metropol in central Moscow. As an aristocrat, Rostov might have been sentenced to death, but the committee takes into account the pro ...
Book Summary. The Namesake covers five primary periods in the life of the Ganguli family: 1. From India to America. Chapters 1 and 2 narrate the story of the Gangulis’ early days in America. Ashoke decided to move to Boston and begin graduate school after barely surviving a catastrophic train accident in India.
