A motley collection of ideas
Recommendations of books, films, apps, websites, foods, and more—things I think are worth your time.
There’s something delightful about the way crisp apples and creamy cheese meet the mild sharpness of spring onions. At first, the flavors seem almost too different to belong together — yet after a quiet rest in the fridge, they soften into harmony, like old friends who’ve finally found their rhythm. This salad is fresh and … Read more
Format: Hardcover. You can purchase it on Knihobot The Hungarian edition was published by Typotex Publishing Ltd. in 2019 and can be purchased at Typotex. Ever since the world began, people have enjoyed telling and listening to animal tales. The fables of Aesop, Phaedrus, and La Fontaine were not written for children but intended for … Read more
Format: Paperback. You can purchase it on Amazon.com The Hungarian edition was published by Libri Publishing in 2016 and can be purchased at Libri. The code is something mysterious that hides the essence from us. It doesn’t only appear in spy stories—our surrounding world, nature itself, is full of patterns that evidently follow some peculiar … Read more
Format: Kindle Edition. You can purchase it on Amazon.com The Hungarian edition was published by Corvina Publishing in 2016 and can be purchased at Libri. What Does Corruption Mean? It cannot be precisely defined. The general belief is that it belongs to pre-modern societies, a lingering affliction from the past that humanity must be cured … Read more
Format: Hardcover. You can purchase it on Amazon The Hungarian edition was published by Typotex Publishing Ltd. in 2015 and can be purchased at Typotex. The name of Nigel Barley may be familiar to readers thanks to his unforgettable and humorously written book The Innocent Anthropologist, in which he recounted his time spent among the … Read more
You can download it free from Internet Archive, or purchase it on Amazon.com The Hungarian edition was published by Gabo Publishing in 2015 and can be purchased at Libri. This book is the third volume of the Liberation Trilogy, but it also stands on its own as a compelling read. A substantial work, perfect for summer vacation … Read more
I can’t resist recommending Stephen Greenblatt’s A Renaissance Book Hunter (Typotex Publishers, 2015, 250 pages, 3500 HUF), because this book is simply great.
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kidle. You can purchase it on Amazon.com The Hungarian edition was published by Akkord Publishing in 2016 and can be purchased at Libri. John Barrow is known to Hungarian readers for his works The Origin of the Universe and The Book of Universes. The Cambridge professor is not only an excellent cosmologist, theoretical physicist, … Read more
Format: Paperback. You can purchase it on Amazon.com The Hungarian edition was published by Ab Ovo Publishing in 2009 and can be purchased at Bookline. Aronson and Tavris make an excellent authorial duo. With relentless thoroughness yet in a witty and engaging style, they present the results of their many years of social psychological research. … Read more
Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó, 20085990 Ft A könyvesboltban kutakodó ember szeme hamar megakad ezen a fura formájú könyvön. Kinyitva, belelapozgatva rögtön kiderül, hogy a szokatlan, kosárlabdát mintázó kerekded forma a legnagyobb értéke ennek a kötetnek. Az ausztrál Murray Books és a Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó koprodukciójában egy egész sorozat kerek könyv jelent meg, Labdarúgás, Forma-1, Jégkorong stb. címeken. Egyik … Read more