Reviews and Comments

Interesting book explaining many financial products and looking at what's behind them. Good for a general understanding of the banking crisis of 2008 and the still ongoing problems.

I found the middle part rather repetitive and war sightly bored.

The end again is much better. The author even a fan of our liberal (democratic) capitalism doesn't hold back on criticism of capitalism

I haven't started reading it, but I already have the feeling it is the usual unscientific advice book. It is just not possible for everyone to move develop a dorm room blog into an 8-figure-a-year company. This means that all the advice is anecdotal, not scientific, and probably not generally applicable.

The If Books Could Kill podcast (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Books_Could_Kill) hasn't talked about this book but generally reviews books like this

A different kind of book. Every time i open it I discover something surprising and inspirational. I don't think this is a book to be read but rather a work of art to be touched and experienced

#TIL I learned about the Zeigarnik Effect.

The brain keeps "background processes" running for uncompleted or interrupted tasks. Unsurprisingly these users cognitive resources which then aren't available for other tasks. Luckily a task can be "completed" by "delegating" it. E.g. writing it down.

Thai explains so much. Why #WIP is important, how #Kaban works, and generally why writing stuff down helps

Not a book driving into the technical details, but covering the organisation of the discovery and the stories behind the victims. It is a well written page turner leaving you frustrated about the suvielance industry, the misuse and the lacking regulation.

Just arrived. I'm looking forward to reading it

I really struggle with this book. I just can't get a connection to the story and the writing style :-(

The book covers an important topic, but it stays very shallow. In the end it's just a long list of things which are hacked.

Especially the "How to Bend them Back" pay off the subtitle is missing.

It is well written but I really struggled with reading it. I think that is because I completely missed the "why". I don't know what the Bruce Schneier tries to accomplish with the book. I don't even know whom it addresses. All in all an insatisfactory read.