**spoiler alert** A not so consistent read with lots of ups and downs.
The story behind the story : a father that grieves over the death of his son tri**spoiler alert** A not so consistent read with lots of ups and downs.
The story behind the story : a father that grieves over the death of his son tries to understand what his son was : An idea , a pattern , was it only in his imagination and where did he go after death. He then takes his motor bike and goes in a circuit of the USA reminiscing the time spent with his son.
Throughout the book we are told what quality is and how it affects the modern man . We also get a glimpse of Phaedrus the alter ego of the author , the insane version that is interested in philosophy , dialectic and rhetoric.
The book is lots of fun when describing how one man searching for qualiity and the truth gets in university and basicallly demolishes his professors.
The book draws parallels between the art of motorcycle maintainance and quality. Basically that every thing that you set your mind upon can become art and be the vessel of quality if you do it systematically, you preeplan it and give attentiion to all.the details.More so when you do something of quality you influence the people around you , you "infect" them , and it spreads for the greater good.
There are times when its mind blowing , like the whole approach to definiing what makes something real. Is it our senses that define that something , or do we have an apriori image of that thing that changes in time.
There are also times when i find it boring or really too hard to follow.The first 55% of the book is great , you caan follow along with ease. Then you hit a rut up until 82% , when the book starts climbing and becomes exceptional . (I am referrinng to.the university chapters).
The ending wraps it all up quite nicely and its the place where your accumulated questions are answered quite consistently.
If this book was a shorter somewhere in the 300-350 pages it wouldve been a solid 5/5....more
By far the best book i've read on investing so far.While there are a dozen books that cover the basics and and tell you what to look for when choosingBy far the best book i've read on investing so far.While there are a dozen books that cover the basics and and tell you what to look for when choosing stocks, this is the first one that tells me as a novice why a particular value on the financial statements matters.
Peter Lynch does an awesome job in splitting stocks into 6 categories (slow ,fast growers, stalwarts, cyclicals,turnarounds and asset plays).
After separating them , he goes on explaining what to expect from that category and what indices really matter on the financial statements.
On top of that he provides real decisions that he has made during his career as director of Magellan Fidelity investment fund.
There's one thing to read in a random book about the balance sheet and there's another to read on how he bought Ford stock in 1987 based on analysing Cash vs Long term Debt.
These examples are abundand and are godly for the novice investor to get the nuts and.bolts on how the stock market works.
Terrific read , i reccomend it wholeheartedly !...more
Definetly a must read for anyone interested in designing fault tolerant large scale systems.This book covers most hot topics and problems encountered Definetly a must read for anyone interested in designing fault tolerant large scale systems.This book covers most hot topics and problems encountered by organizations when trying to scale , operate and extend their infrastructure. The style of writing is entertaining and still the author is does not shy from tackling hard problems like consensus algorhytms, database engines , synchronization in distributed systems, CAP , efficient indexing ..etc...more
**spoiler alert** A totally must read for anyone thst is considering investing in the stock market. This book covers everything from types of investmen**spoiler alert** A totally must read for anyone thst is considering investing in the stock market. This book covers everything from types of investments, balance sheets, management , subsidiaries, ammortization , and perhaps the most important is the variety of real world examples taken from the stock market (1920-1939) and illustrated as charts, spreadsheets ..and how the author is analyzing each company in that specific setup and draws conclusions. A totally must read !...more
**spoiler alert** Best work of Steinbeck so far and definetly the deepest and most comprehensive novel on american way of life in early XX century.
The**spoiler alert** Best work of Steinbeck so far and definetly the deepest and most comprehensive novel on american way of life in early XX century.
The style can be described as very accesible. The text is astoundingly generous when describing the Salinas Valley,CA as well as its inhabitans, way of life and moral compass.
The recurring theme -- Freedom of choice -- is engraved in this book and everything that happens in the timespan of 3 generations points to it in one way or another. This book definetly could be used as religion and philosophy material. The ending is like a true katana slash , clean concise .....brilliant !
My favourite character was Lee , the hard working chinese immigrant , blessed with intelligence , moral compass , cunning , empathy and compassion , trying to fit somehow into the New World . His fire shines the brightest at the very end , when after intense long studies , he reveals the origin of the recurring biblical word 'Timshel' , which , is the very foundation of this book.
I recommend this masterpiece , it will remain with you for a very long time !...more
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