Una mente maravillosa Puntos destacados del libro completo
Una mente maravillosa
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Una mente maravillosa relata la vida del economista premio Nobel John Forbes Nash. La película, adaptada del libro homónimo, alcanzó una gran popularidad y se llevó a casa el Óscar a la Mejor Película en la 74ª edición de los Premios de la Academia. Hasta los treinta años, Nash había sido aclamado como un genio y un matemático deslumbrante. Sin embargo, una enfermedad mental cambió su vida y destrozó a su feliz familia. Este libro cuenta la vida de Nash y las experiencias de las personas cercanas a él. Sin duda, todos compartían su hermosa mente.
Introducción | Capítulo 1
Hola, bienvenidos a Bookey. Hoy desvelamos las claves del libro “Una mente maravillosa”.
El 24 de mayo de 2015, el mundo se sorprendió con la noticia de que John y Alicia Nash habían muerto en un accidente de tráfico en Nueva Jersey.
Es posible que no conozcas el nombre de John Forbes Nash. Pero es probable que muchos de vosotros recordéis la película Una mente maravillosa, que ganó el premio a la Mejor Película en la 74ª edición de los Premios de la Academia. En la vida real, el protagonista de la película, Nash, era un eminente matemático y economista; de hecho, en 1994, fue un economista premio Nobel.
En la película, la historia de Nash está inteligentemente representada. La película comienza con la vida universitaria de Nash, su compañero de habitación y su alojamiento y todo parece estar bien y ser correcto. Después de sus estudios de posgrado, Nash obtiene una cátedra y se enamora de una hermosa joven, Alicia, con quien pronto se casa. Mientras la carrera académica de Nash está floreciendo, el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos se acerca a él y se le brinda la oportunidad de trabajar en estrecha colaboración con ellos en proyectos de seguridad nacional de alto secreto. Hasta este punto, sin duda, a los ojos del mundo, Nash es un ganador nato con una carrera llena de éxito, romance y una relación amorosa. Sin embargo, en un giro dramático de la trama, resulta que en la vida de Nash, todo es pura ilusión. No tiene compañero de habitación. No hay agentes encargando su trabajo y no hay proyectos secretos. Su esposa es lo único real en su vida. Solo más tarde la historia cinematográfica desvela que Nash sufre de esquizofrenia. Todo lo que ve, las actividades y escenas que suceden en su mente, no son más que alucinaciones.
La película está adaptada de este libro. Si bien la película dramatiza inevitablemente la historia, embelleciéndola con elementos ficticios adicionales, el libro es un retrato realista de la vida de Nash. El genio matemático disfrutó de treinta años de esplendor. Se elevó por encima de sus compañeros como la estrella más brillante del cielo nocturno. Sin embargo, cuando tenía treinta años, la esquizofrenia le golpeó y privó a Nash de todo lo que era sano y seguro en su vida. Siguió una batalla desgarradora. Y durante 30 años, Nash luchó contra la enfermedad, a la cual, finalmente, venció. Se recuperó, y en aquel momento fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Economía.
La autora del libro, Sylvia Nasar, fue redactora de Fortune y columnista de U.S. News & World Report. En 2002 fue becaria visitante en King's College y Churchill College Cambridge. El libro de hoy, Una Mente Maravillosa, es el trabajo inaugural de Nasar, y es el libro que le dio fama. Recibió el Premio del Círculo Nacional de Críticos de Libros de 1988 por su biografía y el Premio de Comunicaciones de Matemáticas de la Junta de Política Conjunta 2000.

Una mente maravillosa Puntos destacados del libro completo

The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements Book Introduction And Review
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We are born into a nightmare. From birth, our parents or guardians teach us the ways of the social world. They want to help us to adapt to the rules and belief systems in this current nightmare; until a day comes when we start to educate ourselves to be like obedient animals with freedom taken from us. Luckily, The Four Agreements can rescue us from this nightmare. The author deploys these four agreements as a weapon for people to turn against their everyday suffering and guilt. It is a battle to break the intangible bonds of entrenched obedience and have the ability to pursue true happiness.

Author : Don Miguel Ruiz
Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers. They were practitioners of ancient Toltec traditions. After high school, he was admitted to study medicine and graduated as a surgeon. Following a near-death experience, Ruiz became interested in Toltec culture, which he went on to study, conducting research into the heritage of pre-Columbian healing and teaching. Today, he is a Nasual of the Eagle Knight lineage. This means he is responsible for guiding people towards spiritual freedom and committed to sharing the Toltec culture to enlighten future generations.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we will unlock the book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book.

From a Southern Mexican perspective, Toltec culture embodies thousands of years of wisdom. The Toltecs were mostly scientists and artists. Over many generations, their civilization encouraged people to explore spiritual knowledge in a quest for ultimate truth. Toltecs advocate spirituality but do not preach religion. Their culture is devoted to helping people achieve spiritual freedom, transcendent love and happiness.

Over the past few thousand years, the Toltecs have guarded their ancestral wisdom, keeping it a secret, fearing the probability of their spiritual riches being misused by European conquerors and miscreant disciples. As their homeland became exposed to the outside world, it was more vital to protect Toltec knowledge and keep it pure. However, in the spirit of sharing wisdom and helping people on their route to enlightenment, Don Miguel Ruiz finally decided to sit down and write to let more people know about Toltec culture through his book The Four Agreements. 

This book can truly set your mind free. In its pages, Ruiz tells us that everyone is born into a nightmare. From the moment we are born, our parents teach us how to adapt to the rules and regulations of the nightmare until the day comes when we start to train ourselves to conform and become obedient like a well-trained animal with no hope of freedom. Luckily, The Four Agreements can rescue us from this fate. The agreements of the title are as follows: “be impeccable with your word,” “don’t take anything personally,” “don’t make assumptions,” and “always do your best.” Wielding these four agreements as our tools, Ruiz aims to help us perceive the nature of our suffering and to break free from invisible bondage, so as to chase true freedom and happiness.

Next, let’s talk through the book’s content in three parts:
Part One: A painful life in nightmares 
Part Two: Four agreements that will change your life 
And Part Three: Break free from old agreements and win back your freedom

The Four Agreements Book Introduction And Review

The Compound Effect 
The Compound Effect Book Introduction And Review
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Why do so few people succeed? What do they have in common? Is there a standard formula for success? You will find the answers after listening to this bookey of The Compound Effect. This book shows us that success is actually a science and has nothing to do with luck. If you master the basic principle of the science of the compound effect and act according to its principles, success is not only within reach, but you will become addicted to it.

Author : Darren Hardy
Darren Hardy, the founding publisher and chief editor of SUCCESS magazine, is a central figure in the personal development and success media business. He produced two personal development-focused television networks and produced more than a thousand TV episodes that featured several top-class experts. He has also provided consulting services to thousands of enterprises and holds board positions in many companies and non-profit organizations. As a famous keynote speaker, he also made appearances on many TV shows broadcast in the US.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we will unlock The Compound Effect: Jumpstart our Income, Your Life, Your Success.

First, let me ask you a question. Between receiving 3 million dollars immediately or receiving one penny that doubles for 31 days, which one would you choose? It’s not a hard decision, right? If you understand the profound effect of compounding, you would likely choose the latter, one cent doubled for 31 days. Why? Let’s make a comparison. Say you choose to have one cent at the beginning but have it doubled for 31 days and your friend chooses to receive 3 million dollars. What will happen? On day 5, you will have 16 cents. On day 10, the money in your pocket increases to 5.12 dollars. On day 20, you possess 5,243 dollars, while your friend is still bragging about his 3 million dollars. When it comes to Day 29, the value of your asset turns into about 2.7 million dollars, although it is still less than your friend’s. Now it’s the last day, day 31, and the original one cent has now become 10,737,418.32 dollars, three times more than your friend’s money. You turned the tide around and left your friend far, far behind, even though he had a huge advantage against you at the beginning.

That’s the magic power of the compound effect and the secret to success. The author of today’s book, Darren Hardy, believes that success is a matter of science and that it has nothing to do with a person’s luck. As long as you understand its principles and follow its rules, you will live your dream. Darren Hardy is a live example. Based on the principles he acquired in this field, he achieved an annual income of more than 1 million dollars at age 24 and established a company worth 50 million dollars at age 27. 

Why was Hardy able to discover the principle and use it to amass a fortune? It all started with his job as the publisher of SUCCESS magazine. This job let him stay in the center of the personal development industry, and he needed to interview six successors who were among the best in their industries every month. It’s safe to say that he had collected all the insights and wisdom this industry has to offer. With excellent case studies on hand, he compiled and analyzed their best ideas, weeded out any superficial and extravagant remarks and polished them down to the most essential principle of success to write this book. The Compounding Effect is a detailed and specific action plan. If you can make full use of this book and let it guide your daily activities, you will definitely live your dream.

The Compound Effect Book Introduction And Review

Educated
Educated Book Introdction And Review
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The protagonist of this book, Tara Westover, didn’t attend school until the age of seventeen. When she was finally given the chance, she pursued learning with an unusual determination. She went to college at Brigham Young University and later got a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, forever changing her fate. In this book, Westover recounts how she broke free from her family’s restrictions and changed her destiny one step at a time. This book became a New York Times bestseller soon after its publication. It was also Top 1 of Bill Gates’ book recommendations of 2018.

Author : Tara Westover
Tara Westover is an American author and historian. She was enrolled at Brigham Young University as a former homeschooler and got a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008. Then she was admitted into Cambridge University, where she earned a Master of Philosophy in 2009 and a Ph.D. in history in 2014. In 2019, the publication of this memoir made her one of Time’s most influential people of the year.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we will unlock the book Educated: A Memoir.

In the mountains of Idaho, there was a family: a couple with their seven children, all of which were born at home, several of which who didn’t even have a birth certificate. The kids never went to school; neither did they see a doctor regardless of if they fell sick or were injured. The author and protagonist of this book, Tara Westover, was the smallest of the seven kids. Her father ran a junkyard, where Tara spent her entire childhood. There were no sounds of learning. Only the rumble of the crane. Tara didn’t set foot in a school before the age of 17. Instead she spent her days in fear, dreading the violence her brother Shawn, might inflict on her at any moment.

After growing up in such a toxic environment, Tara found an escape at Brigham Young university where she enrolled as a homeschooler. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008. Subsequently, she was admitted into Cambridge, where she earned a Master of Philosophy in 2009 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in history in 2014. Educated: A Memoir, will tell you how Tara broke free from the confinement of her family and changed her life.

In this memoir, Tara Westover recounts in first person how she grew up and how she pursued learning. It shows us how education can provide infinite possibilities. Published in 2018, this is Westover’s first book, but it has been hugely successful ever since its debut. The book soon became No. 1 on almost every major bestseller list in the U.S., and Westover herself was listed among Time’s most influential people of 2018. Bill Gates highly recommended this book, saying, “she got me to reflect on my own life while reading about her extreme childhood…An amazing story, and truly inspiring. It’s even better than you’ve heard.”

Next, we’ll introduce the major content of this book through three parts. Together let’s see how Tara broke free from her family, reshaped herself through education, and eventually changed her fate. 

Part One: Tara’s turbulent life before education; 

Part Two: Receiving education and fighting her old beliefs;

Part Three: Reshaping herself with advanced education.

Educated Book Introdction And Review

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist Book Introduction And Review
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The novel Oliver Twist tells the story of Oliver, an orphan raised in a workhouse. When he cannot take any more abuse, he escapes to London. In London, he is hooked into a den of thieves and undergoes many hardships before getting free with the help of various kind Samaritans. Oliver doesn’t know the identity of his father but finally discovers the truth about his birth. The author Charles Dickens created this kind-hearted protagonist whose life is beset with tragedy. In so doing, Dickens won the love and sympathy of countless readers. By telling Oliver’s story, Dickens revealed darkness and injustices endemic in English society at the time.

Author : Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of the most celebrated English novelists of the 19th century. During his life, he wrote a total of 15 full-length novels, more than a hundred short stories, dozens of novellas, and numerous essays, travel journals, and plays. He was one of the most prolific writers the world has ever known, creating works in almost every genre apart from poetry. Dickens’ novels reflect the social conditions of his times, evoking them in vivid detail. Through his works, Dickens articulated the views and outlooks of his contemporaries and exposed the stark societal conflicts and hypocrisies of his age.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we will unlock the novel Oliver Twist.

In England, in 1837, when Victoria came to the throne, it signaled the dawn of the “Victorian era”. It was a period of relative domestic peace with few international conflicts. Tranquility and stability lasted, and in 1851, the Great Exhibition was staged in London, consolidating the achievements of the Queen’s reign and establishing England’s position as the leading power in the world. Charles Dickens was a rising star on the literary scene at the time. He had established his reputation with the publication of his novel The Pickwick Papers. In that founding year of the Victorian era, 1837, Dickens began writing a serialized novel for the monthly magazine Bentley’s Miscellany. The two-year-long series later became his novel Oliver Twist.

This book tells the story of an orphan raised in an abusive workhouse who later escapes to London. His name is Oliver Twist. In the city, Oliver chances upon a group of thieves who want to use him as an accomplice. In their company, he suffers many hardships. Finally, good Samaritans come to his aid and rescue him, and Oliver discovers the true circumstances of his birth. In Oliver, Dickens created a tragic but kind-hearted protagonist who won the love and sympathy of countless readers. In telling Oliver’s tale, Dickens also reveals the darkness and injustices common in English society at the time, especially when it comes to treating the underclasses. Although Victorian England is remembered today as a powerful state, Dickens’ writing presents the era as, in equal parts, good and evil. Under the same sun, the palatial estates of the wealthy sat beside the filthy slums of the poor. At any moment, both the upstanding and the wretched could be on their way up to heaven or on a descent toward the gates of hell.

Dickens was born in 1812 in the town of Portsmouth in the southeast of England. There, his father worked as a minor clerk at the Navy Pay Office. In 1823, the family moved to London, but their finances were in dire straits. The entire family of eight adults and children lived in a cramped little shack in Camden, a district in North London. Their situation was so grave that by the start of the following year, Dickens’ father was sent to the Marshalsea debtors’ prison, a working punishment for owing money. The family moved there with him, but not Dickens. He remained in London. Two weeks before his father was taken away, Dickens had entered Warren’s Blacking Warehouse near The Hungerford Stairs on the Thames.

Oliver Twist Book Introduction And Review

Outliers
Outliers Book Introduction And Review
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In every time period, there exist some "outliers" who possess exceptional abilities and achieve extraordinary feats. It is commonly believed that their success is attributed to personal factors, that they are either gifted or simply work much harder than the average person. However, this book uncovers the real secret to their success. They do not rely purely on their talent or hard work to achieve success; rather, their success is influenced by innate strengths, acquired opportunities, and cultural backgrounds.

Author : Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian author of Jamaican and English descent. In 2005, he was included in the TIME 100 Most Influential People list. In addition to this, Gladwell has been hailed as “a 21st-century Peter Drucker” by Fast Company. The New York Times described his influence on social thought as “the Gladwell Effect.” He is known for his books The Tipping Point, Blink, Talking To Strangers, and David and Goliath. Each of these books made a splash in the world of non-fiction literature. You can use our APP to find the bookeys for each of these titles.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today, we will unlock the book Outliers: The Story of Success.

In every era, we can find "outliers" who possess exceptional skills and achieve extraordinary feats. They become a symbol of that era, and their extraordinary performances are recorded in history books. It is commonly believed that their success is attributable to personal factors, that they are either gifted or work significantly harder than the average person. For example, we believe that due to Albert Einstein's superior IQ, he was able to become one of the world's greatest physicists. Similarly, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart practiced for 10,000 hours to compose the classic work Piano Concerto No. 9.

On the surface, it seems that having a high IQ and undertaking strenuous efforts will lead to success, but this book tells us that they did not rely purely on their talent or hard work to achieve success; their success was influenced by innate strengths, acquired opportunities, and cultural backgrounds. In other words, social and cultural factors gave them an edge over ordinary people. Furthermore, these strengths may be amplified under the effect of a virtuous circle, thus allowing them to outrank ordinary people in competition. So, in addition to their internal factors—superb talent and hard work—we also need to focus on the external factors that contributed to their success: hidden advantages, opportunities, and cultural influences. The author tells us that without these external factors, even someone who has a higher IQ than Einstein is still likely to fall into mediocrity.

By thinking out of the box, this book leads us towards more profound opportunities for success. Also, it gives us another way to interpret factors for success.

In this bookey, we'll discuss the book in three parts:

Part One: Innate strengths 

Part Two: Acquired opportunities

Part Three: Cultural legacies

Outliers Book Introduction And Review

Sapiens
Sapiens Book Introduction And Review
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Homo sapiens were once an inconspicuous group in the corner of Africa. How did they eventually make it to the top of the biological chain and take over the planet? Where did money and religions originate from? Why did the empires created by humankind rise and fall one after another? How did science and capitalism become the most crucial tenets of modern society? This book will help you sort out the journey of humankind from ancient times. By uncovering the origins of cultures, religions, laws, nations, and credit, humankind can reexamine itself.

Author : Yuval Harari
Born in Israel, Yuval Harari is a history professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a world-renowned historian and a rising star in the field of history. His focus areas incorporate history, anthropology, ecology, genetics, and other academic disciplines. From a macroscopic point of view in his research, he frequently yields perspectives that are innovative and can afford much food for thought. Hence, his works are highly sought after by readers from all walks of life. Once published, his Sapiens became an international hit and gained popularity in dozens of countries.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we will unlock the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.

East Africa, 2 million BC. It was a stretch of lush grassland, covered by a sea of bright greenness after the rainy season. Above the distant horizon were a few pale cumulus clouds scattered across the azure sky. A gutted giraffe lied underneath a tall Acacia tree, while a pride of lions gnawed on it. In a secluded spot in the grass next to the tree, hounds and jackals waited quietly. By the time the lions had left the area, hounds and jackals swarmed and feasted on the giraffe until all that's left was a skeleton, then they departed contentedly. At this moment, another group of creatures, very humanlike and somewhat chimpanzee-like, walked out of the bushes a little further. The group of creatures had arms and legs but walked upright. After carefully gathering around the giraffe skeleton and vigilantly surveying their surroundings, the creatures chiseled the giraffe's bones with several sharp stones. They dug out the only edible tissue that remained: marrow.

The surface of the moon, 1969. The plains and plateaus composed of Plagioclase and basalt were dotted with meteor craters of breccia. Since the atmosphere was thin and almost nonexistent, the sunlight shining onto the grayish-white pitted ground was directly reflected into space. It not only resulted in considerable land surface temperature difference but also turned the sky pitch black. For billions of years since its birth, this place had been dead and quiet. Until this day, there had been no sign of life except for occasional visits by meteorites. A strange metallic device appeared in the distant sky and landed after quickly approaching. Two creatures in white but outlandish attire descended from the machine above. They bounced clumsily on the ground, inserted flags, and erected a metal tablet on this patch of land. Then one of them made a footprint in the ground and said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

At this point, it should be clear to everyone that both stories are about ourselves as humans. Not so long ago, we were just weaklings on the prairie. We lived a life of fear and anxiety, feeding on raw, bloody meats. But in a short amount of time, we created a colossal global civilization.

By what force did we as a species rise to power? Where did humankind originate? And how was civilizations born? How did we stick out from many other species and jump to the top of this planet's food chain? How many more mysteries are there in the history of humankind?

Sapiens Book Introduction And Review

The Big Short
The Big Short Book Introduction And Review
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This book mainly tells the story of how several ordinary Wall Street workers found out the secret of the bond market, realized the crisis hidden under the "subprime" bubble, and got rich by shorting the market. The book also reveals the dark side of American financial institutions and financial rating agencies. It analyzes the various causes of the financial crisis.

Author : Michael Lewis
The author of this book is Michael Lewis. He graduated from Princeton University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He served as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers, and was also a writer for The New York Times and an editor of The Observer. His famous book, Liar's Poker, is widely regarded as a classic depiction of Wall Street culture in the 1980s. He is also the author of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, and Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today, we will unlock for you the book, The Big Short.

Speaking of the U.S. subprime crisis, we believe you are already familiar with it. The crisis began in the spring of 2006. At the time, many Americans that borrowed money to buy homes couldn't afford their bank loans. They sold their homes, and housing prices plunged, which triggered an economic crisis that engulfed the housing and financial markets. By August 2007, the crisis had influenced the financial markets of the U.S., the European Union, and Japan. It also brought unimaginable damage to the famed Wall Street. However, some saw the crisis well before the bubble burst. While everyone else was dreaming of making money, they shorted the market and made handsome profits and became one of the few people to make a fortune during a financial disaster. They performed what the book calls the "big short." So, who are they? How did they manage to see the situation clearly? That is the story of The Big Short.

The book was written by American best-selling author, Michael Lewis. His bestselling books include Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, and The Big Short. Forbes chose both Liar's Poker and The New New Thing as "the 20 most influential business books of the 20th century." He is currently a contributing editor of Vanity Fair.

In The Big Short, Michael Lewis' ability to capture the ins and outs of financial trading and the way people think and behave has a lot to do with his own experience. In his early years at Wall Street’s top investment bank, Salomon Brothers, he gained deep insight into the financial industry. As soon as it was published, The Big Short became the go-to-book for people who wanted to study the financial crisis of 2008. In 2015, the book was adapted into a film that won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay. While the film focuses more on Wall Street’s greed, what we're going to unlock focuses more on what caused the financial crisis and how people responded to it.

Next, we will explain the core content of the book from three aspects.

Part I: What caused the U.S. subprime crisis?

Part II: The truth behind the bubble and why were people were so optimistic?

Part III: Who benefited from the financial disaster after the bubble burst?

The Big Short Book Introduction And Review

The Five Love Languages
The Five Love Languages Book Introduction And Review
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Many people think that marriage is the grave of love, and a lot of couples fight with each other or have marriage crises because of trivial things. But they are always close to each other when they are in love. So what turns these intimate relationships into ones ripe with conflict? This book will tell us why as well as discuss the primary reason why communication is so important, and how we can express love in proper ways. It also provides effective ways that will point us in the direction of how to resolve marriage crises.

Author : Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman is a prominent relationship coach and a popular lecturer. He has met tons of couples who were faced with marriage crises, but through deep communication he found out that the reason for the marriage crisis was that both the wife and husband used the wrong love languages to get along with each other. After this revelation, he decided to write this book as a way to help people discover their true love languages to enjoy a better marriage.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today, we will unlock the book by Gary Chapman called “The Five Love Languages.”

It is common that relationships change after marriage, even though many couples were happy when they were in love before that. They may fight with each other more frequently after marriage. More seriously, these conflicts can lead to emotional crises or even divorce. What’s going on? The problem is that we all have different love languages, which means we all have different ways of expressing love. 

When getting along with our partner, we express our love based on our own ideas. These different ideas mean people will eventually end up with different love languages. This is the point: Does your partner understand your way of expressing love? Will he or she feel that you love him? This happens because we ignore the fact that everyone has different love languages. Your partner might not feel your love when you express love in your own ways. 

Why are love languages important? In the book, the author says that giving and receiving love is at the center of every single adult’s sense of wellbeing. Marriage is designed to satisfy our needs for an intimate relationship and love. Feeling loved is the most important emotional need for us. In his book, the author uses a good metaphor: in every child’s heart, there is an “emotional love tank” waiting to be filled with love. It’s only when a child feels truly loved that he can grow up healthy and happy. However, when the love tank is empty, the child will exhibit problematic behaviors. Adults are the same. If our love tank is empty and we cannot feel loved, our marriage will have problems. So how can we fill our love tank and reap good results in a marriage? The love language teaches us how to fill our love tank in the proper ways, and this book will tell us how to do it in detail.  

Gary Chapman is a prominent relationship coach who has met lots of couples who were faced with marriage issues. Through deep communication, he found that the reason for the marriage crisis was that both partners used the wrong love languages to get along with each other. Therefore, he wrote this book to help people discover their love languages and have a better marriage. His other book, “Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married” discusses common traps that can be found in a marriage. If you are interested in it, please listen to our bookey of that book. 

Next, we will cover the essence of “The Five Love Languages” in six parts. We will learn how to discover our partner’s love language as well as our own to have a happy and healthy marriage.

The Five Love Languages Book Introduction And Review

The Picture Of Dorian Gray
The Picture Of Dorian Gray Book Introduction And Review
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This novel recounts the story of a handsome, aristocratic youth by the name of Dorian Gray. He wished a spell on his portrait that he would retain eternal youth – a wish that ultimately came true. Thereafter, he indulged without restraint in his sensual desires. Time passed, and Dorian’s beautiful looks were unchanged by time. Meanwhile, his portrait grew more hideous day by day. Finally, aiming to destroy the traces of his life of sin contained in the portrait, Dorian stabs the canvas with a knife, resulting in his own mysterious death. In death, Dorian’s corpse transforms, becoming hideous and old. His painted portrait has its beauty restored.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was an Irish born writer, dramatist and poet. He was one of the greatest talents to emerge on the British literary scene since Shakespeare. He was a spokesperson for Aestheticism. From an illustrious background, Wilde was extraordinarily gifted. His works ranged from plays to novels to poetry to fairytales. He moved effortlessly between literary genres. His works for children and adults have been celebrated through generations. Fairytales, such as The Happy Prince and A House of Pomegranates, have been included in the annals of British Children’s Literature, while his plays, such as Lady Windermere’s Fan and An Ideal Husband, are masterpieces, remaining without parallel to this day.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today for you, we will unlock the book The Picture of Dorian Gray. The book was the only full-length novel written by Oscar Wilde, the Irish dramatist and writer who settled in Britain. 

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, into a prestigious family. His father was a surgeon, and his mother a poet and writer. Wilde was renowned for his flamboyant dressing style and his words of wit. He lived by his own rules and adopted a fearless lifestyle, restlessly moving between scandalous homosexual lovers and his respected family. Finally, due to his refusal to disavow his homosexuality, he ended up in jail. A pioneering voice in the field of Aestheticism, at the close of the 19th century ,Wilde was England’s most maverick genius.

Oscar Wilde flourished in a British society that was governed by strict proprieties, moral and ethical codes. Everything that anyone said and did was subject to harsh restrictions. Art and literature were subject to even greater scrutiny. Slight deviations from the norms were deemed perverse, unorthodox and unacceptable. At the time, society’s prevailing view was that the value of literature and the arts lay entirely in their ability to affect people’s values through their thoughts and emotions. Consequently, art would influence people’s behavior. Fundamentally, literature and the arts were a tool for moral instruction. As such, the arts were deemed to command great educational utility.

Wilde felt deep resentment towards this artistic ethos. He felt that this type of artwork crushed the artist’s imagination and destroyed the pure beauty of art; it violated art’s essence. The Picture of Dorian Gray is precisely a retaliation against such a utilitarian view of art. The novel tells the story of an aristocratic youth Dorian Gray, who is handsome in his appearance and pure at heart. But, under the seduction of a hedonist, Lord Henry Wotton, he makes a pact, trading his portrait image for his soul in exchange for eternal youth. Blessed with youth without consequence, Dorian Gray descends into an abyss of sin and evil.

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The Stranger
The Stranger Book Introduction And Review
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In The Stranger, events happen by chance. Unwittingly, the protagonist, Meursault, becomes involved in his friend’s conflict, shoots and kills his friend’s rival. During the trial, the public decides to focus on Meursault’s character rather than attending to the specific details of the case. Because Meursault didn’t weep at his mother’s funeral, they conclude that his personality is cold and callous. As a result, he is sentenced to death. Throughout these events, Meursault assumes the role of an outsider. The French title of the book is also sometimes translated as “The Outsider.” He watches events unfold with cold indifference. In his last moments, he calmly accepts his fate and transcends life and death.

Author : Albert Camus
Albert Camus was a renowned French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist. Camus was a leading figure in the philosophical school of thought known as Absurdism, and was associated with existentialism. He is often compared to his existentialist compatriot, philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Though, throughout his lifetime, he firmly denied his philosophical identity. Although Camus’ works vividly portray the absurd nature of life, they do not descend into despair and express dejection. Against the contradictory absurdities of modern experience, Camus’ works promote resistance, upholding truth and justice instead of hopelessness. The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus, and the play Caligula are among his most celebrated works, collectively known as the Absurdist Trilogy.

Overview | Chapter 1
Hi, welcome to Bookey. Today we will unlock the book The Stranger. This novel describes an accidental occurrence. How a nobody, living a mundane and monotonous life, becomes involved in a murder leading eventually to his execution.

The existentialist philosopher Albert Camus wrote The Stranger when he was twenty-six years old. When it was published, the novel was soon a huge success. It laid the foundation for Camus’ renowned writing career.

Within a few years of its publication, The Stranger had received widespread acclaim in the literary world. Reviewing the novel, critic Marcel Arland concludes, “We recognize… in The Stranger: a genuine writer.” Another critic, Henri Hell, wrote, “With The Stranger, Camus ranks at the apex of the contemporary novel.” In his  book Writing Degree Zero, Roland Barthes credits The Stranger as creating a revolutionary “transparent form of speech” that would change our understanding of literature and even of reality.”

The story describes Meursault’s wrongful conviction. However, unlike in a typical miscarriage of justice, this protagonist is not completely innocent, nor has he been framed. In fact, he expresses his guilt and openly admits to the murder. Nonetheless, others at the scene of the crime are well aware of the fact that he committed this offence in a state of confusion. As this case unfolds, the judicial process becomes increasingly complex, and the trial lasts almost a year. Ultimately, in Meursault’s case, the verdict passed is that there is nothing human about him and his crime was premeditated.

If you find this outcome absurd, or perhaps consider it strange that such a ridiculous verdict could be reached under the supposedly advanced legal systems of modern times, this would be just what Camus intended. Why didn’t Meursault actively fight against it? Let us take a closer look at this story.

In this bookey, we will introduce Camus’ book in three parts:

Part One makes a simple summary of the story and explains how Meursault becomes embroiled in a court case;

In Part Two, we will analyze the character of Meursault, and explain why he is a stranger and what leads to his final execution.

Lastly, Part Three examines the novel’s message from a creative standpoint and examines Camus’ protagonist from his personal perspective.

The Stranger Book Introduction And Review

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