All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley

This the single window to understand how a guard in a museum thinks about all the artefacts kept there. Of course the writer could come up with writing about this based on his years of experience being a guard but the sensibilities for art, and appreciating comes with the long exposure.

A lot of times just being around doesn't make you appreciate things. It takes an active engagement, and observation that helps one see what others just see because of second hand knowledge.

Going to a museum is a task if you're into it otherwise it is same as walking any climate controlled building in a big city. It can be a casino, mall or anything unless you're award of your surroundings.

This ones tries top convey a lot about how one should see art but it can only be learnt inside. So, next time we're in a museum, just stop and appreciate the art, and don't just be around with a hashtag.

Love

Kaput by Wolfgang Münchau

Germany is the most important country of Europe, and it is one of the biggest economies of the world.

This one is mostly about the economic circumstances of Germany, and how it came to this. Its a bit difficult to adapt to the whole idea in the book but it puts forward the arguments, and situations which led to the current situation of Germany.

It is not Kaput but definitely needs a new direction focusing on more important things compared to some left-right tug of way which distracts people. It is not at the edge yet and has a bright chances to get back with a bang. The world is not just about production, and cars anymore. The faster the policymakers learn it better will be the recovery.

Peace

Land Between the Rivers by Bartle Bull

History of Iraq is different from what it is today which makes one wonder how it ended up here from being so amazing in the past. But that is the thing about the past.

Reading this book was a primer before one can understand anything about how the civilisations evolve and how this particular one contributed to science, literature, music, art and everything else that summarises any civilisation.

The historical part of the book is very informative however the later part which is more dedicated to the political scenarios from the post modern world is not the best. But this is a good point to start and explore if this topic gets any reader interested in this subject.

History always looks beautiful. It is not something to be proud of but something to be cherished. But beware of someone who promises to bring you back to the history because they might do it.

Peace

How They Broke Britain by James O'Brien

We're giving a lot of credit to the people who are the part of the narration. The absence of a good thought is not opposite of presence of bad thought.

We can go through this over and over but eventually it was people who stopped seeing the irrationality of the whole discussion. They were persuaded for something which they didn't understand very well. And this persuasion was based on lies and deceit.

But can this be a reason enough to cut some slack while it was the big lie written on the wall. Maybe yes or maybe not. One thing is though clear is that there are always a chance when people take the advantage of chaos and obfuscate everything to deliver their own agenda. These people are not the most intelligent, or knowledgable. In fact, most of the time they are not even aware of the consequences. They are short sighted people who don't see anything apart from their own good.

Will this teach a lesson to the people and they will remember how they were manipulated? Most likely not. There are higher chances of one from the same lot coming back and start selling something else but people will not know what they are buying until they pay the price, and a price they can hardly afford.

Peace

Knife by Salman Rushdie

How the thoughts and imagination can cause the havoc in ones life without signing up for it?

It took such a long time sine the book was published when he spent a large part of his life waiting for this moment to happen. The worst part is that the perpetrator never tried to see it for himself and followed a decade old word from someone he has never met.

Thoughts are ageless, and can never be destroyed but that is not true for humans. Any attack on the choice of life is not justified by any reasons but reason had left the discussion long back.

It was a moment which shows what a blind following can drive people to do. And it changed him forever bodily and otherwise. His words are as good as ever but with a missing eye and nearly missing hand, how much of a man is left?

Law will take its course but will there be any point in time when the people will be liable for their actions and not their thoughts?

Peace