This is a fantastically written book about how we perceive risk. Mamis has written several more famous books in his day (80s and 90s) about stock selection and a great book about when to sell. I’m glad I found this one after the first two, because discussions of risk certainly Read more…
I can’t believe I forgot to write about this one! In the spirit of honoring my writing commitments and producing a short post for every book I finish here goes. First of all, Robert Greene wrote this book not 50 Cent. But I suppose their tactic worked, because it was Read more…
Pretty hokey sounding title right? Exactly the point. I had read about David Kennedy in another book on sales/marketing, I forget which but he was painted as a guru on sales. I’ve really been looking for books on selling written by businessmen that have sold things other than books Read more…
I read Taleb’s book ‘Antifragile’ about a month ago. It’s a much more encompassing read and was intimidatingly complex to summarize in a blog post. So I put it off and bought this book instead, which appeared to focus much more on randomness and probability. Fooled by Randomness was a Read more…
This book has been on my reading list for quite some time, and I finally got around to buying it a few days ago. Peter Thiel as you probably already know is one of the giants of the silicon valley today. One of the founders of Paypal, Thiel used the Read more…
What I learned Losing A Million Dollars Books about losing are the best. Everyone wants to learn how to ‘make quick money’ in the stock market. Thus titles along the lines of ‘Make Millions Trading ETF’s’ or ‘The Successful Day Trader’ are incredibly popular among new traders. One of Read more…
The bottom line on this one is that it’s an absolutely fascinating read. that being said if you read the first third carefully (a detailed history in the perspective of the founder) the rest of the book isn’t completely necessary and I found myself glossing over it. Let me explain. Read more…
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work Crawford, Matthew B. Finally finished this! Took me a little bit longer to read due to some other books taking up my commuting time, but here are my thoughts. Shop Class as Soulcraft definitely scratched a mental itch I’ve Read more…
The Year Without Pants This book is a first person account of Scott Berkun’s 2 years working for Automattic (creators of wordpress) as a development team lead. Berkun is a qualified author and software manager, making this book a truly great insight into a company changing how we define what Read more…