An exceptional synthesis of years of ground-breaking research that changed the way social scientists approach human thinking. No review can do it justice.
“The Loved One” by Evelyn Waugh
I don’t remember how this book appeared on my shelf (I have a shabby, paperback Penguin edition), but I’m glad it did. Name puns, dark humour, direct references and wildly-caricatured characters don’t offer the subtle wit of “Brideshead”, but it probably made a great film.
“Red-Blooded Risk: The Secret History of Wall Street” by Aaron Brown
A cool personal account of quantitative trading in the US. Awfully written, mainly because it doesn’t feel properly planned – there are a lot of I-also-wanted-to-add moments, side notes, non sequiturs, and repetitions. But, at times, it’s exhaustingly gripping (it didn’t last me more than a day). The thesis of the book is contained entirely in the accompanying comics. (Many thanks to Hiddi for the recommendation)
