The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution, by Gregory Zuckerman (2019)
Pages: 357, Final verdict: Great-read
Jim Simmons is one of the most secretive and fascinating man in Wall Street. A mathematician and former
...A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution, by Jennifer A. Doudna (2016)
Pages: 281, Final verdict: Should-read
The power of controlling human evolution has long been an endeavour reserved to realm of science fiction.
...Pages: 220, Final verdict: Great-read
It is hard to understate just how much things have changed in the past 300 years.
...Pages: 369, Final verdict: Great-read
The ebola epidemic of 2014 sent shock waves of terror across the globe. As
...Pages: 454, Final verdict: Great-read
"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the Earth in flesh and blood." (Albert Einstein
...She was once dubbed the next Steve Jobs. Amassing to a fortune once estimated in 4.5 billion USD, Elizabeth Holmes
...Is there anything which we shouldn't allow money to buy? What Money Can't Buy - The Moral Limits of Markets is a call for public discussion
...Pages: 193, Final verdict: Great-read
I think we all know a bit of European history. It all started in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. The fall of the Empire gave
...The Art of the Start 2.0 is the follow up to the 2004 guide for creating a company The Art of Start, now
...Ever since Sapiens: A History of Mankind came out in 2014, Yuval Noah Harari has taken over the world of publishing by storm.
...Pages: 222, Final verdict: Should-read
He is the most famous astrophysicist of our time. Face to one of the most famous Internet memes, host of popular TV shows on
...How did our species come to dominate the world? What were the decisive factors that turned insignificant descendants of apes into an intelligent and
...Did you ever think you are the best in the world? If yes, it's very likely you were suffering from a big ego and you got hurt
...How will the Western world react to North Korea's reckless nuclear tests? And why hasn't China imposed more sanctions? And what about Russia, is it still controlling Crimea?
...Many of us dream of building a successful startup. I know I do. We think of fast product iterations, getting to your customers, and having
...Do you consider your values system when choosing a new job? Peter Drucker thinks you should. This and other advice is presented in Managing Oneself, a book which is
...Where did the biggest athletics company in the world start? Shoe Dog tells the story of Nike, and its humble beginnings in Oregon, United States, through the eyes of
...Harvard Business Review declared Data Scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century, back in 2012. And everywhere you look the words "artificial intelligence", "machine
...Could your 5-year old really have painted that work you've seen at the modern art museum? Will Gompertz answers this and other questions in What Are
...What makes Google such a great place to work? In the past 10 years, the search giant has been named topped Forbes "Best Companies to work for"
...Pages: 320,
Final verdict: Great-read
Imagine you strive to improve your writing skill. You wonder where to start, from whom to take advice. How would you feel if I told you there is
...With more than 15 million packages delivered every day, an e-commerce marketplace bigger than Amazon and eBay combined and a payment system 3x bigger
...Why do some ideas thrive while others die? “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on
...How certain can we be of future events? Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk answers the question by following the path of handling uncertainty from
...Time flies! It has been 1 year since we have started BetaGlyph and we couldn't be happier about the results. During this year, we had the chance to review more than 40 books,
...How well can you draw? If you're like me, you assume that your artistic ability was lost sometime between those kindergarten drawings of your family and
...What do Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat have in common? Besides
...If there are two topics that dominate the shelves of the non-fiction section of any bookstore - besides those on cooking
...What will the world look like in 20 years? For a young adult, a parent or a run-of-the-mill futurist, there are only a few questions that will
...Andy Grove is one of the most respected icons of Silicon Valley. A refugee from Hungary post-WW2 that found his way to the US on a boat, Andy
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