Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Tim Moore Amazon: The 1914 Giro d Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders […]
Books
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot Amazon: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black […]
Weapons of Math Destruction
Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil Would have enjoyed it a lot more if she didn’t politicize the book so aggressively! Good Reads: A former […]
An Autobiography of Jack London
An Autobiography of Jack London, Jack London Good Reads: Jack London has been a best-selling author for more than one hundred years. In his short […]
The Sports Gene
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, David Epstein New York Times: As an 800-meter runner at Columbia University, David Epstein often […]
Just Mercy
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson New York Times: Luckily, you don’t have to read too long to start cheering for […]
Saving Capitalism
Saving Capitalism: For the Many Not the Few, Robert B. Reich New York Times: To understand “Saving Capitalism,” Robert Reich’s sweeping treatise on inequality in […]
The Courage to Act
The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath, Ben S. Bernanke Not only an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at what took place […]
Superintelligence
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Nick Bostrom I can’t remember the last time I couldn’t make it through a book. I had high hopes, but way […]
The Answer to the Riddle is Me
The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Tale of Amnesia, David Stuart MacLean Booklist: While studying in India on a Fulbright scholarship in 2002, […]
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss, Carol Shaben Amazon: Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop… and the criminal he was shackled […]
David and Goliath
David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell Although the way Gladwell takes advantage of our natural statistical physchological biases, he always conjures a good story and this […]
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Thomas L. Friedman Amazon: In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows […]
Skyfaring
Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot, Mark Vanhoenacker Amazon: In the twenty-first century, airplane flight — once a remarkable feat of human ingenuity — has […]
The Lonely Sea
The Lonely Sea, Yvette Allum Amazon: The extraordinary story of how Sue Dockar survived two days and two nights lost alone at sea after being swept […]
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld, Jake Halpern Credit card and student debt are a little outside the realm of my […]
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
Browder’s story is somewhat folklore in the finance community so when his book was released I was pretty quick to purchase myself a copy. Well written and quite gripping, I had no idea the Russian establishment so blatantly violated civil rights so long after the country (supposedly) became democratic. The fortune Browder amassed via his investing in Russia quite impressive, but the story behind his rise and fall is even more enthralling. Amazing to read how close he came to spending his life behind bars, the first chapter of the book will have you hooked!
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
I couldn’t put this book down, ripped through it in three days!
Gin Glorious Gin
Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother’s Ruin Became the Spirit of London, Olivia Williams I will admit, I have taken on a bit of a liking […]
The Intelligent Asset Allocator
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk, William J. Bernstein I read this book many years ago […]