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Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
I’ve read this book in one go, it’s a real page-turner. Been on my list for a while but judging by its title I always thought it’d be yet another father-rejecting-gay-son type of biography. The story is far from that cliché.
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
4.0
The first half of Deus is a repetition of Sapiens. It's still a good read, though not as striking as the first book. If you've read Sapiens, you can easily skip the first 6 chapters of this book or if you haven't read neither of them yet, spare Sapiens and go with this one.
Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli
If you liked this book, you should definitely check out Benjamin Labatut’s brilliant [b:When We Cease to Understand the World|53972214|When We Cease to Understand the World|Benjamín Labatut|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596817309l/53972214._SY75_.jpg|84341168].
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
First self-help book for men. A lot of “be a good citizen”, “abide by the law”, “don’t be like a woman” advice. I stopped reading when he said “a bad character, an effeminate character”.