I did not like Zakaria when I read him in the past, but I kind of loved this book. Its a good story and he starts by building solid foundations. Probably it resonates with me because of the depth of Dutch history he gets into at the start. That really impressed me, and also explains why I fit in the Dutch culture so well. Reading this book is necessary and understanding the tidbits from it even more. It lays a good premise to start a discussion on AI revolution and the incumbent biotech revolution. Most of his stories/facts seem correct and support my understanding and awareness of society. But its his ultimate premise about revolutions, their so-called effect on marginalisation and his probable theory for it. This is what I want to address in the podcast, and hence, I need to research that from here on as I move forward and design it. So much of history is taught without getting to the core and is simply conveniently told by the narrator. Reading this book was nice, as my streak of picking up random books in bookstores which turn out good continues to be ongoing. Let’s hope this streak continues for life. Worth reading for many journalists and me also. Best feeling was I did not want to put it down in the plane. This also provided the prop finally for the elderly Pakistani couple to initiate a conversation with me towards the end of the flight. Although it wasn’t about the book, but it was a really good conversation about life in general, and how even after a satisfied career one always misses home in a foreign country.