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A fascinating read - a journey into the try of the action of il Duomo

Revisado: 04-21-25

I must say I really enjoyed both the audible, and physical book. The story of the building of il Duomo is multi faceted. The back and forth between Lorenzo and Filippo and the explanation of how the dome was designed, and the related tools and processes required to create it is well worth reading. Not to mention a few side notes on Filippo’s joy in some very complex pranks. One of the most profound points is that the cathedral was built before the dome was even considered feasible. It was approved in 1294, and consecrated in 1436! A highly recommended book.

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Utterly fabulous - an easy recommendation

Revisado: 02-09-25

I’ve read numerous books on startups, and venture capital. This at the meta level describes the fundamentals of how to create a startup that aims to create a fundamental difference. It is utterly fabulous - if you are building a startup read this book. It is that good.

It is funny, humble and full of deep insights.

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A book I come back to time and again

Revisado: 02-19-23

This is an easy recommendation, the book covers the fascinating topic of assessing actual political prediction. It is a ground breaking work.

The backdrop used relates to Isaiah Berlins wonderful work ‘The Hedgehog and the Fox”, where Hedgehog’s focus and justify a single great idea, and Foxes incorporate many small ideas to predict future political outcomes.

The question asked is “ Which form is better?”, here we see a beautiful analysis of the different forms and approaches to political prediction against a backdrop of rigorous statistical analysis.

The results and observations are fascinating/ this this is a highly recommended read. Enjoy.

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Marvelous

Revisado: 09-12-21

My sense has always been that focus is important, this book codifies the why and how of achieving extraordinary results through extreme focus and removing noise from your life. No is powerful it enables you to focus on a yes and achieve your target result. I particularly enjoyed the way the book focuses on the Pareto principle. Achieve 80% of your result by focusing your efforts on the 20% that will matters. Highly recommended.

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A wonderful and illuminating read

Revisado: 06-18-21

Exercised is an easy recommendation. It details the why of exercise. It’s importance and impact on the body, and the link between it and our anthropomorphic beginnings. A wonderful and thought provoking read - highly recommended.

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A journey into the mind of Harold Bloom

Revisado: 01-18-21

I admit I have read this book more than once, both in physical and audible form. It provides the reader with deep insight into the "How" and Why" of reading through the application of examples and dissection of the writing form. The book provides the reader with the welcome experience of Harold Bloom's thinking as to value of reading poetry, short story and novel. Highly, highly recommended.

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Wow - An Exceptional Memoir

Revisado: 01-05-21

A stunning memoir, thoughtful provocative yet uplifting in its outcome. A deeply personal memoir of a life born into a deeply religious household, a life that grew beyond the confines of the reality that surrounded that birth through the acceptance and embrace of an education. An easy recommendation though I admit having to set aside on many occasions. Both the book and audible narration describe events that force one to sometimes wish to look away from potential outcomes. Perseverance is worthwhile. Highly recommended.

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Utterly fabulous thus highly recommended

Revisado: 10-09-20

The bobiverse series is masterful in both its scope, and in it storyline. The books combine deep thinking, great plots and humor. One of my favorite series.

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Worth listening too

Revisado: 07-17-20

Why? Developing an IT Security budget is really hard, this is one of the few books I feel is worth reading in order to get a predictive sense of risk of occurrence against impact.

By estimating the potential occurrence of an event against the events business impact you can allocate funds against your estimates using a Bayesian statistical model.

The audible book is a fine listen, though the description of excel formulas feels odd (chuckle), that said the actual book does a great job of demonstrating both the "how" and "why" of the approach using clear practical examples with a great accompanying web-site.

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Excellent and interesting

Revisado: 04-28-20

Jim Simons and Renaissance Capital make for an intriguing story especially in light of the impact of Robert Mercer and his daughter's work on our past election.

It is interesting, especially in light of some of the tidbits of early buying and selling behaviors used. A well-crafted book with strong insights into the characters writ large, and their impact on our society.

Worth reading.

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