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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
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- 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
Tag Archives: review
Key Points from Book: Chip War
In today’s world, chips permeate all aspects of our life, from powering our smartphones, TVs, laptops, up to ballistic missiles. War is no longer decided by which side has more tanks, fighter planes, or infantry. Drones and smart-missiles that could … Continue reading
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Tagged book, chip war, geopolitics, history, key points, review, semiconductor, summary, Technology
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Key Points from Book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio is perhaps the most successful global macro investor in the 21st century, with his fund Bridgewater being among the most watch investment house in the world. In this book, he synthesized factors that brought nations into becoming a … Continue reading
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Tagged book, changing world order, geopolitics, key points, ray dalio, review, rivalry, summary
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Key Points from Books: Unraveled – The Life and Death of a Garment
During my Covid-related quarantine earlier this month, I stumbled into a fascinating book written by Maxine Bedat that tells the story of supply chain of a clothe that begins from a cotton farm in Texas, processed in countries such as … Continue reading
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Tagged book, clothing, consumerism, environmental, fast fashion, impact, key points, maxine bedat, review, summary, supply chain, sustainability, unraveled
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Key Points from Book: The Magic Money Tree and Other Economic Tales
by Forni Lorenzo My primary motivation for writing this book is that, all too often, economic policy seems to do harm and impose unnecessary costs on populations of many different countries. These costs result in the waste of scarce resources, … Continue reading
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Tagged book, budget, constraint, fiscalpolicy, forni lorenzo, key points, mmt, review, summary
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Key Points from Books: Blowout
BLOWOUT: CORRUPTED DEMOCRACY, ROGUE STATE RUSSIA, AND THE RICHEST, MOST DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRY ON EARTH by Rachel Maddow Turns out Putin made mistakes over the past fifteen years—big, fundamental, hard-to-reverse mistakes. That can happen when you try to build your country’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blowout, book, energy, exxon, key points, oil, review, rex tillerson, russia, summary
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