May 4th, 2011
by Kevin Holtsberry
Cover of Al Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern
Let’s face it, I can be a lazy and discursive blogger/reviewer at times. I frequently start my reviews with some multiple paragraph explanation of how I came to read the book in question or some point only tangentially related to the review. And I often steal the plot summary or review from some other source.
I am afraid this is one of those times.
The reason I often steal book summaries is that I am jealous of their ability to capture something about a book in so few words. A prime example is the Kirkus review of Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern:
A smart, learned, lucid, and alarming argument, occasionally overstated for rhetorical purposes.
A one sentence review that manages to capture my thoughts just about exactly. Yes, I am jealous. read more »
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May 3rd, 2011
by Kevin Holtsberry
Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst
Synopsis
THE WORLD IS in the midst of an accelerating sequence of booms and busts, and despite these developments, no organized multidisciplinary framework exists for thinking about them.
With the increased complexity and volatility surrounding financial bubbles, we need a more effective way to spot, and understand, these events. Based on his popular seminar at Yale University, Boombustology presents Vikram Mansharamani’s multi-lens framework fore valuating the extremely elaborate social phenomenon of financial market booms and busts.
Unlike other finance books—which discuss making day-to-day investment decisions or the optimal strategy for a particular market—Boombustology will help you identify the “needle-moving” extremes that have the potential to render many traditional investment approaches useless.
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