# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?' by Michael Sandel
Moral and Political Philosophy
Michael Sandel's "Justice" delves deep into…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem' by Simon Singh
**Number Theory**
Number theory is a branch of pure…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies' by Jared Diamond
Geography and Environmental Determinism
Diamond's central argument hinges on the concept…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank
The Historical Context of World War II and the Holocaust
Anne Frank's diary is…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl's Life and Experiences in Concentration Camps
Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning"…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' by Thomas Piketty
Classical Political Economy (Ricardo, Marx, etc.)
To fully grasp the arguments put forth by Piketty, it's…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game' by Michael Lewis
The State of Baseball in the Late 1990s and Early 2000s
Major…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins
**1. Evolutionary Biology**
Evolutionary biology is the foundation upon which Dawkins builds his arguments in "The Selfish…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking
Classical Physics
To fully grasp the concepts presented in "A Brief History of…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki's Background and Influences
Robert Kiyosaki's personal experiences and the influences he cites are crucial to…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity' by Lynda Gratton
Increased Life Expectancy and its Implications
The core premise…