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介绍 《学做妙人》和《我喜欢人生快活的样子》一样记录了作者的生活理念。既然之前读过作者的另一本书了，现在就看看这本书所传达出来的信息是不是和上一本一样。 作者 关于蔡澜的简介，你可以看这里。 内容 《学做妙人》有一篇序、三篇章节和一篇附录（访问自己）。 它的章节是： 一）人生配额 二）男人女人 三）学做...
English When Genius Failed is about the now defunct Long-Term Capital Management. This hedge fund recruited a host of prominent traders and scholars, included 2 Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences. However, it still ended in failure. This book gives us a glimpse into the rise and failure of this firm. When hearing about the recent debacle of Credit Suisse, it seems like the same mistakes were repeated again. Nonetheless, history does n...
Introduction When Genius Failed is about the disgraced Long-Term Capital Management. This book was recommended in Richer, Wiser, Happier. Since I decided to read the recommended books in Richer, Wiser, Happier, I start with this book first. Author Roger Lowenstein is an American author, journalist and columnist. He is also a director of Sequoia Fund. Content When Genius Failed has an introduction, 10 chapters, an epilogue, and an a...
介绍 《生活需要界限感》是一本修身养性的鸡汤。作者希望读者能够掌握好生活中的分寸与界限。我想看看作者如何守好界限。 作者 景天是一位出版人，百万册销量畅销书作家。他是人民网、人民日报、新华网常驻作家。 内容 《生活需要界限感》有序言和五篇章节。章节为： 1. 适可而止，优雅克制 2. 圈子不同，不必强融 3. 知进...
English A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century is a book about the evolution of our species. It discusses the history and future of humans. This book will make you rethink what are humans and might open your mind to new things. 中文 上个月读的唯一一本中文书（《当我们思考时，哲学家在思考什么？》）并不是非常值得推荐，所以就没有本月推荐了。...
Introduction A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century is about the evolution of our species and its future. The authors seek a single, consistent explanation of the observable universe that has no gaps, takes nothing on faith, and rigorously describes every pattern at every scale. Their aim is to introduce the readers to a robust scientific framework for understanding ourselves. I was attracted by the book title and would lik...
介绍 《当我们思考时，哲学家在思考什么？》是作者为了探讨大众看待运动员的方式而写的。这本书是由王晓园从法文翻译成中文的。我是因为突然想了解哲学而读这本书的。 作者 纪尧姆·马丁是一名法国职业自行车手。他也是一名哲学硕士。 内容 《当我们思考时，哲学家在思考什么？》一共有两章。 第一章是向着环法自行车赛...
Introduction The Making of a Manager is about management. The author hopes this books sheds light on the whys of management. Only by buying into the whys can the readers truly be effective in the hows. Although I am not a manager, I hope to learn from this book what a manager wants, or at least what makes a good manager. Authors Julie Zhuo is a Chinese-American businesswoman and computer scientist. She was the vice president of product ...
English In 2022, I only managed to finish 19 books, which is below my target of 2 books per month. On average, I only read 1.58 books/month. I am not very happy with this achievement, but given the circumstances and other chores that I was doing during 2022, I think this is acceptable. There are 10 English books out of these 19 books. Out of these 10 books, I rated 9 as 3-star. These books are Beautiful World, Where Are You, Everybody W...
English Although The Lost City of Z is a biography, it is written like a novel and I would say that the story is very enticing. This book is about the the British explorer, Percy Harrison Fawcett and his last expedition into the Amazon. 中文 《一张图看懂10位投资大师的致富之道》其实不只有一张图。书中为每一位投资大师画了一张图来解释他们的投资方式，所以一共有十张图。如果你...