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I am a Bangladeshi-born writer, lifelong bookaholic and devoted cinephile. I write reviews and reflections shaped by close reading, careful research and a love of philosophy. Every piece starts with one question: what is this work really trying to say, and does it succeed?

On Liberty (1859) by John Stuart Mill: The Most Powerful Book on Freedom Ever Written

On Liberty (1859) by John Stuart Mill: The Most Powerful Book on Freedom Ever Written

On Liberty is one of the most influential philosophical works of the 19th century, written by John Stuart Mill and … Read more

Behave: The Shocking Truth About Human Nature in Sapolsky’s Behave (2017)

Behave book review

Behave is a groundbreaking work of non-fiction in the field of neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral biology. It’s not just a … Read more

10 Reasons Why Origin of Species is Still the Most Powerful Science Book

10 Reasons Why Origin of Species is Still the Most Powerful Science Book

Here are the 10 Reasons Why Origin of Species is Still the Most Powerful Science Book. When On the Origin … Read more

The Ultimate Breakdown of The Origin of Species – From Confusion to Clarity-2025

The Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for … Read more

The Righteous Mind (2012): Why Good People Clash Shocking Truths from Jonathan Haidt

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Clash Shocking Truths from Jonathan Haidt

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, written by Jonathan Haidt, was published in 2012 … Read more

How Originals (2016) by Adam Grant Helps You Challenge the Norm and Become a Game-Changer

Originals (2016) by Adam Grant Helps You Challenge the Norm and Become a Game-Changer

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World is a compelling exploration of creativity, innovation, and leadership by renowned organizational psychologist Adam … Read more

The Selfish Gene vs. Humanity: Evolution’s Most Controversial Idea Explained-2025

The Selfish Gene vs. Humanity

In 1976, the scientific world was forever changed by the release of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Published by … Read more

Why the Handicap Principle Changes Everything You Thought You Knew About Evolution (1977)

Handicap Principle Changes Everything You Thought You Knew About Evolution

The book The Handicap Principle: A Missing Piece of Darwin’s Puzzle, authored by Amotz Zahavi and Avishag Zahavi, was first … Read more

Four Thousand Weeks Review: Why Productivity Advice Is Lying to You

Four Thousand Weeks Review

What if the reason you never feel caught up isn’t because you’re lazy, but because the productivity game itself is … Read more

A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003): Why Bill Bryson’s Best Book Will Blow Your Mind

A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003)

A Short History of Nearly Everything, written by Bill Bryson, was first published in 2003 by Broadway Books (U.S.) and … Read more

The Tipping Point Effect: Why Tiny Factors Make a Massive Difference in Society (2000)

Tipping Point Effect: Why Tiny Factors Make a Massive Difference in Society

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference is the debut book by Malcolm Gladwell, a Canadian … Read more

The Shocking Truth Behind Quiet (2012): What Extroverts Don’t Understand

Quiet book by Susan Cain review

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking is the debut book by Susan Cain, first … Read more

Think Again (2021) by Adam Grant: How to Crush Stubborn Thinking Habits

Think Again (2021) by Adam Grant

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant is a compelling exploration of the science … Read more

The Lucifer Effect (2007): Understanding the Dangerous Power of Authority and Dehumanization

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding the Dangerous Power of Authority and Dehumanization

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil is written by Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo, an esteemed professor emeritus … Read more

Unmasking Influence (1984): The Psychology Book That Changed Marketing Forever

Influence: The Psychology Book That Changed Marketing Forever

Published initially in 1984, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is the groundbreaking work of Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D., a respected … Read more

Master Thought Biases with The Art of Thinking Clearly(2011)—Expert Review

The Art of Thinking Clearly (2011)—Expert Review

The Art of Thinking Clearly, authored by Rolf Dobelli, was first published in 2011 in German, followed by its English … Read more

Democracy in America (1835): Brilliant Insight or Bleak Warning?

Democracy in America (1835): Brilliant Insight or Bleak Warning?

Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America is more than a historical account—it is a visionary diagnosis of the modern democratic … Read more

What Money Can’t Buy (2012): Michael Sandel on the Moral Limits of Markets, Inequality, and the Decline of Civic Virtue

What Money Can’t Buy: Michael Sandel on the Moral Limits of Markets

The book under discussion is What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, written by Michael J. Sandel, a … Read more

The Price of Inequality (2012) Book Analysis: What It Means for the Economy

The Price of Inequality Book Analysis: What It Means for the Economy

The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future (2012) is an influential non-fiction work by Nobel laureate … Read more

The 20 Best TV Series of All Time That Series Lovers Must Watch

20 Best TV Series of All Time That Series Lovers Must Watch

Television isn’t just entertainment—it’s a mirror reflecting our society, a teacher of empathy, and sometimes, a bold revolutionary voice. Over … Read more

Alarum (2025) Review: A Collision of Passion, Espionage, and Broken Promises

Alarum (2025) Review: A Collision of Passion, Espionage, and Broken Promises

Alarum (2025), directed by Michael Polish and starring Scott Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, and Willa Fitzgerald, is one such cinematic enigma. … Read more

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