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Kevin8or · 11-30-2011, 02:59 AM

Recently completed: The Big Short : Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
4 or 5 stars. Lewis makes it easy to understand complicated financial instruments because he teaches you in small bites as he primarily tells the stories of people. It's also infuriating, because so much that was obviously morally wrong was nonetheless perfectly legal. And still is. Everyone should read this book or a different book with the same theme. There are several that have sold well and received good reviews. We all should understand what happened, why it happened, and why it can happen again if Wall Street isn't re-regulated. Oh, and some kind of accountability for ratings companies: Moody's, S&P, etc.

Recently completed: Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Recently completed: Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
This completes the Foundation trilogy, written in the 40's and 50's. I read it because it's an important landmark in science fiction. I recommend it only to people who want to explore the history of the genre. I don't wish to speak poorly of Foundation, but better science fiction is available, more than you'll ever be able to read in your lifetime.

I'm currently catching up on my Calibre recipes. Here's a good one: Give Me Something To Read. The people behind this website identify (mostly) high-quality essays from among the dreck on the internet. The site re-formats the essays as "instapaper" for e-readers. Of course, the instapaper service doesn't matter if you use Calibre's "Fetch News" feature.

11-30-2011, 02:59 AM	#11566
Kevin8or Guru Posts: 977 Karma: 43409226 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Device: Kindle 3	Recently completed: *The Big Short : Inside the Doomsday Machine* by Michael Lewis 4 or 5 stars. Lewis makes it easy to understand complicated financial instruments because he teaches you in small bites as he primarily tells the stories of people. It's also infuriating, because so much that was obviously morally wrong was nonetheless perfectly legal. And still is. Everyone should read this book or a different book with the same theme. There are several that have sold well and received good reviews. We all should understand what happened, why it happened, and why it can happen again if Wall Street isn't re-regulated. Oh, and some kind of accountability for ratings companies: Moody's, S&P, etc. Recently completed: *Foundation and Empire* by Isaac Asimov Recently completed: *Second Foundation* by Isaac Asimov This completes the Foundation trilogy, written in the 40's and 50's. I read it because it's an important landmark in science fiction. I recommend it only to people who want to explore the history of the genre. I don't wish to speak poorly of Foundation, but better science fiction is available, more than you'll ever be able to read in your lifetime. I'm currently catching up on my Calibre recipes. Here's a good one: *Give Me Something To Read*. The people behind this website identify (mostly) high-quality essays from among the dreck on the internet. The site re-formats the essays as "instapaper" for e-readers. Of course, the instapaper service doesn't matter if you use Calibre's "Fetch News" feature.