Weekly Review

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,

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

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

When Supertraders Meet Kryptonite Review

When Supertraders Meet Kryptonite by Art Collins Rating: ★ Date Finished: September 13th, 2017 Reading Time: A week, evenings at work Low-quality book that I couldn’t recommend to anyone. Of all I’ve read on trading, finance, and triumphant accumulation of

Hello, Startup: A Programmer’s Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams by Yevgeniy Brikman Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: September 13th, 2017 Reading Time: A week What’s special about Hello, Startup is how thoroughly the author is dedicated to his craft.

Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: July 13th, 2017 Reading Time: A summer T&E is the bible of market microstructure. It’s also a sobering reminder of why most people can’t even begin

Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems by Sam Newman. Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: May 21, 2017 Reading Time: One day This was the most enjoyable technical book I’ve ever read. Though I haven’t read many technical books. What fascinates me about

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas. Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: April 11th, 2017 Reading Time: A week For a total beginner, the concepts will be difficult to internalize. For a seasoned programmer (on

My review of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by James C. Collins. Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: March 16th, 2017 Reading Time: A week I enjoyed reading Good to Great. The author’s writing style

Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart Rating: ★★★ Date Finished: December 23rd, 2016 Reading Time: Three weeks reading sparsely A respectable account of the most significant insider trading scandal of all time as well as Michael Milken, the most