Category Archives: Books
My 2009 Book List
Here’s the list of books I read during 2009. I finished 49 books in 2009, ahead of my goal of 40. In 2010 I will attempt 40 books again. This only captures a sliver of what my eyes have consumed … Continue reading
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A Thought on Masculinity
Some of my old classmates from Georgetown met up to discuss Nick Kristof’s and Sheryl WuDunn’s book, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”, a couple weeks ago. Most of the group was women, but among international … Continue reading
Wall Street & Trading
I just finished Karen Ho’s “Liquidated: An Ethnography of Wall Street”. It tied together various experiences I had daytrading from 1998-2002 and 2006-2007 and the recruitment sessions that big banks and consulting companies would have for Georgetown Master’s students. Some … Continue reading
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2008 Book Reading
I read 50 books in 2008 after setting a meager goal of 20 books. I was assuming that I would be too slogged with schoolwork, which was for the most part true. I read a ton of books over the … Continue reading
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Imprinting
I opened up a Shelfari account and populated it with most of the books I’ve read from 2005 on — I don’t have a list of what I read before then. It’s quite an easy service to use. Search for … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Feb. 28, 2006
From Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash: “Hiro, you are such a geek. She’s a woman, you’re a dude. You’re not SUPPOSED to understand her. That’s not what she’s after. She doesn’t want you to understand HER. She knows THAT’S impossible. She … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Feb. 27, 2006
From The Great Influenza: “As Einstein once said, “One of the strongest motives that lead persons to art or science is a flight from the everyday life… With this negative motive goes a positive one. Man seeks to form for … Continue reading
