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- Key Points from Book: Chip War
- Key Points from Book: Oceans of Grain – How American Wheat Remade the World
- Key Points from Book: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
- Key Points from Book: Wanting – The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
- Lisbon Day 11: Flying Over Lisbon, Belem Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, Sunset at Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, Back to Montreal
- Lisbon Day 10: Old Lisbon, Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, Ceramics Shop, Telecabine Lisboa
- Lisbon Day 9: Going Around Lisbon, Museu Coleção Berardo, Sunset at Boca de Vento Elevator
- Sintra Day 8: Tap Air Portugal Disaster, Bus to Lisbon, Relaxing at Sintra
- Seville Day 7: Plaza de España, Royal Alcázars of Seville, Setas de Sevilla
- Seville Day 6: Barcelona to Seville Train Ride, Catedral de Sevilla, Seville Museum of Fine Arts
- Barcelona Day 5: Shopping in Passeig de Gracia, Around University Area and Torres Gloriés
- Barcelona Day 4: Shopping at La Roca Village, Tibidabo, Amazing Dinner at La Flautes
- Barcelona Day 3: Moco Museum, Shopping, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló
- Barcelona Day 2: Montjuïc National Palace, Joan Miro Foundation, Picasso Museum, Dinner at Peix Vela
- Barcelona Day 1: Departure from Montreal, Palau de la Musica, Sagrada Familia
- The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World
- The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance
- Key Points from Book: Trillions
- Key Points from Book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
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Key Points from Book: Oceans of Grain – How American Wheat Remade the World
OCEANS OF GRAIN: HOW AMERICAN WHEAT REMADE THE WORLD by Scott Reynolds Nelson By the spring of 2011, we were already seeing some of the longer-lasting results of the 2008 downturn. For example, a surge in the price of grain … Continue reading
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Key Points from Book: Wanting – The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
WANTING: THE POWER OF MIMETIC DESIRE IN EVERYDAY LIFE by Luke Burgis Girard discovered that most of what we desire is mimetic (mi-met-ik) or imitative, not intrinsic. Humans learn—through imitation—to want the same things other people want, just as they … Continue reading
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Key Points from Book: Trillions
TRILLIONS: HOW A BAND OF WALL STREET RENEGADES INVENTED THE INDEX FUND AND CHANGED FINANCE FOREVER by Robin Wigglesworth Only 10 to 20 percent of active funds beat their benchmarks over any rolling ten-year period. In other words, investing is … Continue reading
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Key Points from Book: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius, translation by Gregory Hays Ancient philosophy certainly had its academic side. Athens and other large cities had publicly financed chairs of philosophy, and professional philosophers taught, argued and wrote, as they do today. But philosophy also had a … Continue reading
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