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Speculation Across The Ages | Devil Take The Hindmost (Edward Chancellor) BOOK REVIEW
All of the fun of gambling without any of the boring math!
'Devil Take The Hindmost' by Edward Chancellor is a series of snapshots across history of f…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Brazilian Classic To Die For | The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás Cubas (Machado De Assis) BOOK REVIEW
If you're already melancholic, try dying first and then see how you feel!
'The Posthumous Memoirs Of Brás Cubas' by Machado De Assis is a reflection o…
1 year, 4 months ago
Elon Musk’s Reality Distortion: 8 Lessons from a Life of Obsession
I dive into Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk, highlighting eight powerful learnings about Elon’s work ethic, team structure, reality distort…
1 year, 4 months ago
A Sacrifice For The Greater Good | Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card) BOOK REVIEW
Is it moral to trick a willing participant in a deadly game?
'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card is a sci-fi war scenario between humanity and hive min…
1 year, 4 months ago
Inside the Mind of Elon Musk | Elon Musk BOOK REVIEW
Dive into Walter Isaacson's latest biography, Elon Musk, an in-depth exploration of the visionary entrepreneur's life, challenges, and unrelenting d…
1 year, 4 months ago
Cautionary Tales For Youngsters | The Fables Of Aesop (Aesop) BOOK REVIEW
Why do poor wolves and foxes get picked on?
'The Fables Of Aesop' by Aesop are a series of extremely small stories (aka fables) with usually a proverb…
1 year, 4 months ago
Networks Of Secret Societies | The Square & The Tower (Niall Ferguson) BOOK REVIEW
Can hierarchies exist in a world of networks?
'The Square & The Tower' by Niall Ferguson examines a selection of networks across history. In particula…
1 year, 4 months ago
Miyamoto Musashi’s Lessons from the Samurai Era | The Book of Five Rings BOOK REVIEW
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1 year, 5 months ago
Any Man's Death Diminishes Me | For Whom The Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway) BOOK REVIEW
Are they killing others or really killing themselves?
'For Whom The Bell Tolls' by Ernest Hemingway is a fictional account of an American dynamiter be…
1 year, 5 months ago
Daily Thoughts To Nourish The Soul | A Calendar Of Wisdom (Leo Tolstoy) BOOK REVIEW
Inspiring quotes can get rather tiresome.
'A Calendar Of Wisdom' by Leo Tolstoy is a compilation of modified quotes that follow the days of the year. …
1 year, 5 months ago