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Come along my frantic attempt to read as many books as possible before I die. Every Tuesday I review a book I’ve read, and once a month I have a special guest on for an extended episode where we talk all things books and life. For more book adventures, follow @15minbookclub on Instagram.

1 DE NOV.

Week 29: Sapiens

There are a lot of books about the history of humankind, many of which are written from an evolutionary biological perspective, but Yuval Noah Harari is not a scientist, he's a historian. So he’s not coming up with anything new about the history of humankind, he’s simply observing theories that already exist and putting them under the philosophical microscope. His train of thought and the different tangents he takes you on in order to explain an evolutionary concept is brilliant. He has this uncanny ability of tying evolutionary biology with social science. Book mentioned:Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

18min
29 DE OUT.

Week 28: The Prophet

This is one of Gibran Khalil Gibran's most famous books, it's composed of 26 prose-poetry fables. A prophet named Al Mustafa has been living in the city of Orphalese for 12 years and he’s about to board a ship that’s taking him home, but just as he’s about to leave, a group of people stop him and ask him to give them some final words of wisdom on matters relating to the human condition. Books mentioned: The Conscious Parent by Dr. Shefali Tsabary The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

8min
13 DE OUT.

Week 27: Keeping it Halal

John O’Brien is a sociologist and lecturer at New York University in Abu Dhabi. He spent three and a half years conducting an ethnographic study of a group of Muslim teenagers coming of age in post-9/11 America, and this book is the result of his research. Over the span of three and a half years, he follows 7 boys who were between the ages of 11 and 17 when his research began and he observes how they navigate the complexities of being both American teenagers and good Muslims. Spoiler alert, his main thesis and conclusions are pretty weak.

14min
1 DE OUT.

Week 26: Small Things Like These

Written by Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These follows Bill Furlong in the days leading up to Christmas in 1985. As he's dropping off a delivery of coal at the local convent, he discovers something that haunts him. The convent is essentially a mother and baby home, one of the many notorious laundries run by the Irish Catholic church for decades. Conversation with Mary: https://salmaintb.podbean.com/e/june-2024-in-conversation-with-the-wonderful-mary-obrien/ Book mentioned: Foster by Claire Keegan The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith Film mentioned: Philomena

9min
24 DE SET.

Week 25: Midaq Alley

A historical realist novel by Nobel Laureate, Naguib Mahfouz. Set in the 1940s, the novel revolves around various characters who live, trade and beg in a bustling alley in the backstreets of Cairo. Through this microcosm of broader society, Mahfouz reflects the changes that were taking place in Egyptian society at the time. Film mentioned: The Alley of Miracles

13min
21 DE SET.

Week 24: Angela's Ashes

Frank McCourt was an Irish-American writer and Teacher. He recounts a childhood of utter destitution and extreme poverty, between the early 1930s until the late 1940s. When they were in New York his family struggled quite a lot as the great depression had just started, but things took a turn for the worse when they moved to Limerick in Ireland. Books mentioned: ‘Tis by Frank McCourt Teacher Man by Frank McCourt Article about Angela’s Ashes: https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/angelas-ashes-7-things-may-not-know-pulitzer-prize-winning-memoir-author-169766#:~:text=Paddy%20Malone%2C%20a%20schoolmate%20of,'misery'%20of%20Limerick%20city.

16min
14 DE SET.

Week 23: The Power of Women

Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynaecologist from The Democratic Republic of The Congo, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his incredible services to survivors of rape, and his global campaigns to end the use of rape as a weapon of war. In his book, he recounts his experience in treating women with injuries caused by sexual violence. He named the book The Power of Women as a tribute to the thousands of women he has treated over the years who have confronted some of the darkest circumstances imaginable but still find the courage to carry on and find meaning in life. Oprah’s interview with Dr. Mukwege: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-mukwege-the-power-of-women/id1264843400?i=1000542177023 Panzi Foundation: https://panzifoundation.org/

19min
3 DE SET.

Week 22: The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidth is a sociologist, and in this book he examines the decline in mental health among adolescents around the world. He observes the link between the rise in depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide with the introduction of smart phones in 2010. He offers plenty of evidence and statistics that suggest this rise in mental health issues among people is in large part due to, what he calls, ‘the great rewiring of childhood’. Book mentioned: Stolen Focus by Johan Hari Further materials: anxiousgeneration.com The Online Supplement: anxiousgeneration.com/supplement The After Babel Substack: afterbabel.com

21min

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The 15-Minute Book Club

The 15-Minute Book Club

Week 29: Sapiens

Week 28: The Prophet

Week 27: Keeping it Halal

Week 26: Small Things Like These

Week 25: Midaq Alley

Week 24: Angela's Ashes

Week 23: The Power of Women

Week 22: The Anxious Generation

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The 15-Minute Book Club

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Week 29: Sapiens

Week 28: The Prophet

Week 27: Keeping it Halal

Week 26: Small Things Like These

Week 25: Midaq Alley

Week 24: Angela's Ashes

Week 23: The Power of Women

Week 22: The Anxious Generation

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