krk004 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I am sitting on a $50 voucher (still) from Xmas. Any suggestions on what to get? & Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorj Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb because it'll change the way you look at markets and life in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricha Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 doctorj "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb because it'll change the way you look at markets and life in general. Does it follow on from the "Black Swan" well worth a read to. http://www.sharescene.com/html/emoticons/icon14.gif Another good book is "1000 Barrels a Second" where to after Peak Oil ( which is now ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triage Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Here is an article about the seriously-up-himself (in my view) Mr Taleb http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/31/news/econo...sion=2008040305 Peter Bernstein has also written a book on risk: "Againgst the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZOOKEEPER Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 In reply to: krk004 on Saturday 05/04/08 06:13pm "The Great Fire" by Shirley Hazzard. Winner of The Miles Franklin Award: 2004 A most beautiful piece of literature. Hypnotic and dream like quality. However most readers would be unable to appreciate such work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Topic moved from "Macro Factors" into "Off Topic" Thankyou ShareScene.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I laughed. ... In Mission to Tashkent, Oxford University Press 1992, the author, F W Baily, wrote of Central Asia; "Many a British subaltern would have enjoyed this isolated but sporting post." He recounts how, when in disguise, he was hired by Bolshevik secret police to track down himself . Also why the intelligent spy always carries two toothbrushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullokintyre Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Well, you won't be able to buy any Dr Seuss books at Amazon, they have been banned due to the author being a racist. However, you can buy one A. Hitlers book called Mein Kampf ( see Amazon) Seems theres racists,, then theres racism. Got me stumped. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Well, six of his books have been withdrawn, actually by the publisher. His more well known books are unaffected as far as I can see. Cheers J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullokintyre Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 My apologies, I misread the article. One of my wayward sons has a collection of Dr Suess books. Reckons its better than bitcoin now. Again. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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