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Month: October 2017

Dreamland Review

Tim October 31, 2017 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
Dreamland Review

Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: October 31th, 2017 Reading Time: Two weeks; audiobook This is an American horror story. Similar to Ioan Grillo’s El Narco, the narrative drags you into

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Uneasy Street Review

Tim October 30, 2017 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
Uneasy Street Review

Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence by Rachel Sherman Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: October 27th, 2017 Reading Time: A week By the time I finished reading the first page, I was overcome with the feeling that something was missing. Oh,

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I Listened To An Audio Book

Tim October 25, 2017 Books No Comments
I Listened To An Audio Book

I finished listening to my first audio book yesterday. It was The Firm, a classic legal thriller by John Grisham. I liked the book. I rated it four stars. But I can’t help but feel like a hypocrite for what

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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Review

Tim October 19, 2017 Books, Gaming, Weekly Review No Comments
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Review

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: October 19th, 2017 Reading Time: A week Note: At time of posting this here, this is my most popular

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Was Diablo 2 The Best Game Ever?

Tim October 16, 2017 Gaming No Comments
Was Diablo 2 The Best Game Ever?

I’ve regularly proclaimed Diablo 2 as the greatest video game of all time. Jason Schreier’s Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (my review here), which devotes one section to the disaster that was Diablo 3, revels in the brilliance of Diablo 2,

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The 4-Hour Workweek Review

Tim October 15, 2017 Books, Entrepreneurship, Weekly Review No Comments
The 4-Hour Workweek Review

4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss Rating: ★ Date Finished: October 15th, 2017 Reading Time: Three days A seminal propagandist work poisoning the minds of Americans young and old. Though Tim Ferriss dedicates more than a few sentences to his musings

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Recent Posts

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  • Best Pull-Up Bar for Wide Doorways January 30, 2022
  • I Got My Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Graded! January 20, 2022
  • Best At-Home Gym Equipment for Runners January 20, 2022
  • I Sent My Childhood Pokemon Collection to PSA January 20, 2022
  • Blueprint for Newberry Park’s Perfect Track Season December 21, 2021
  • Fall 2021 NCAA DI XC Championship Recap November 25, 2021
  • Best Knife to Carry While Running November 5, 2021
  • How to Prepare for PoCV11 November 3, 2021
  • Is the 1-of-1266 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Actually Collectible? September 6, 2021

My Most Recent Books

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
liked it
Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
by William Poundstone
Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler
really liked it
Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler
by Antony C. Sutton
My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
it was ok
My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
by Emanuel Derman
Slaughterhouse-Five
it was amazing
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
liked it
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
by Benjamin Wallace
Pulphead
liked it
Pulphead
by John Jeremiah Sullivan
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
really liked it
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
by Taylor Larimore

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