February is the month when we all live in standby mode. And this is the best mode to read something deep: about the feelings we’ve been hiding carefully, the mysteries we want to learn, the dreams that are even scary to imagine
«If a Traveler One Winter’s Night» by Italo Calvino»
Famous literary critic Anna Ulura has included this book in the list of 365 pieces of work essential for shaping a cultural person. By the way, it is called: «365. A book for every day to impress a cultural person» (ArtHuss Publishing House). Italo Calvino is a great storyteller and skillful hoaxer: ten times this book will break in the most interesting place. This is because its unique text consists of ten fragments, each containing detective intrigue. Do you find out how all these troubling stories relate? Maybe not at all, but still be satisfied!
«That is Lviv» The author’s collective
«How I Love That Lviv That I Miss My Words» is a phrase that has become a saying, isn’t it? Of course! But the skillful writers who took up the profession of love for the city of Leo did not miss the words. Before us is a book that tells us not about tourist attractions, but about life stories that are sometimes quite bizarre and even mystical. Lviv is a theater and its people are actors, almost behind Shakespeare. Meet 23 stories about the city that everyone loves, like the legendary Lviv coffee!
«I returned.Love» Olga Gerasimyuk
Ten years of life – is it a lot or a little? From 2007 to 2019 peak in Ukraine is a whole era. About these 10 years, a wise lady with a sincere heart tells the journalist and writer Olga Gerasimyuk. She talks about the public and the personal, about traveling and getting to know other cultures, but she is best able to talk about people. After all, there are no accidental meeting,even in such a «small» city as Zhytomyr.
«Talking to the Daughter about the Economics» Janis Varufakis
Varufakis is remembered by many as «the Greek minister in leather jacket.» But despite such an informal image, Varufakis was and is a prominent economist. How does an economist talk to his young daughter about money? Being a true Greek is epic and witty. Why are some countries rich and others not so rich? Why are democratic values, including for the economy, important? How will our future technology developments change and do we have a chance to remain human? You will learn all this by reading the book.
«MBA in 10 days» by Stephen Silbiger
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification implies the ability to perform the job of middle and senior level manager. Many business schools have very expensive and long-lasting MBA courses, but you have the opportunity to learn everything you need in just ten days. It is clear why this book is an international best-seller: you will learn how to make a marketing plan, which you can then implement, understand the financial documents, build successful communication with colleagues and management, learn how to develop a corporate strategy. Isn’t it a priceless book?
Frances Bacon, an English politician, wrote: « There are books that only need to be tasted are those that are best swallowed, and only some should be chewed and digested.» Sure, the February Book Collection belongs to the last category that you read with pleasure and benefit.
