Biographies
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Five (5) of the Most Audacious Prison Breaks in History https://t.co/nV6iE4K9nG
MIYAMOTO MUSASHI The life & writing of the famous samurai, duelist, and philosopher. 1/ https://t.co/Nne4UrDGDB
NOTES for my Definitive review of *Hayek: A Life* Imagine a "definitive" biography of Charles Darwin which failed to identify the problem Darwin worked on and the scientific, emp...
Maharana Pratap passes away on this date in 1597, at his capital Chavand, one of the greatest Hindu warriors ever, a man who has been an inspiration to so many warriors and revolut...
NOTES for my Definitive review of *Hayek: A Life* Caldwell and Klausinger are economists who have produced a Hayek biography for economists, people who are primarily concerned wi...
#TodayinHistory Swami Shraddhananda is shot dead by a fanatic Abdul Rashid in 1926 in 1926. One of the great leaders of modern India, who awoke the Indian consciousness and called...
1. Indira Gandhi returned 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war, but didn't care there were 55 Indians warriors in Pakistani custody. From a post by Indian Armed Forces Confessions on...
Emperor Basil II is best known for being a conqueror & disciplinarian. However, Psellos gives us a window into Basil’s personality, certainly informed by those who knew Basil pers...
95% of Self-Help books → Cliché 95% of Personal Finance books → Unrealistic 95% of Business Books → Repetitive If you want to learn from exceptional people, read Biographies inste...
"Now they praise me because I gained riches without the least danger. But earlier when I risked my life in full combat they didn't even know I existed." Dutch admiral Piet Hein sa...
NOTES for a Definitive review of *Hayek: A Life* History is often an exercise in inference to the best explanation, especially in evaluating testimony. C and K dismiss some testi...
.@Rupa_Books' 'RISING: 30 WOMEN WHO CHANGED INDIA' written by @KiranManral was released on 5th March 2022 This book narrates the stories of 30 amazing contemporary Indian women (1...
.@HarperCollinsIN's book 'Essentially Mira: The Extraordinary Journey Behind Forest Essentials' written by Mira Kulkarni was launched on 17th June 2022 #INBooks https://t.co/GePGh...
From Ancient Rome to Enlightenment Europe, rich children were educated by tutors, while only non-affluent children attended schools like our own. What did this lost aristocratic me...
The Greatest African Leaders Of All Time; A Thread https://t.co/vw56f8SvN5
'#TheWarDiaryOfAshaSan' is a biography of the courage, honour, and love of a young girl who grew up quickly in war This book was written by @lt_asha_ina in Japanese between 1943...
So many thoughts, conjectures, and questions as I was flipping through this new biography of Swami Vivekananda out from Harvard University Press. How to write about a luminous pres...
Meet Eni Njoku The first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos All you need to know him A thread 🧵 Retweet to educate someone https://t.co/4iLZGCxC9f
A boy from a village in Bengal, a lion tamer in Europe and a soldier in a Brazilian civil war. No, they aren’t 3 distinct people but the indomitable Suresh Biswas. Nearly 140 years...
1. It was mid-19th century, the Victorian Era was underway. The English embarked on a journey they called, the “Victorian Purpose” for Africa. One of the chief antagonists of that...
10 Great Biographies To Read This Weekend That Will Change Your Life: 1. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. https://t.co/XGmruHLsyS
Marc Andreessen on why he has read hundreds of biographies: https://t.co/i7IoJY7cqu
Ozumba Mbadiwe All you need to know about the man Thread 🧵 https://t.co/ZDO4rEhu3r
Neera Arya was born on March 5, 1902, in India. She was the daughter of distinguished & eminent businessman Seth Chhajumal. She had been a patriot since her childhood towards her n...
