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Within a few years as U.S. Attorney, Giuliani was probably the nation’s best-known crime-fighter since J. Edgar Hoover. That was due both to how many important convictions he secured and to his genius for promoting them. Though Giuliani expanded the U.S. Attorney’s office to 132 assistants, he presented himself as the iconic figurehead of that offi
... See moreWilliam Poundstone • Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
The Parisian dealer Emmanuel Perrotin was thrown out of the fair because he gave exhibitors’ passes to art consultant Philippe Ségalot and Christie’s owner François Pinault. As a compensatory gesture toward Perrotin’s loss of face and income, Ségalot admitted to paying him $300,000.
Sarah Thornton • Seven Days in the Art World
Les gens de ce milieu pouvaient être de vrais cinglés. Un fonds n’était rien d’autre qu’un culte doté de sa propre bible, de sa propre emprise rituelle sur les esprits, et de ses propres épreuves de force. Un de ses collègues qui travaillait pour un autre fonds, geek milliardaire en devenir, jouait du piano dans un rade de troisième ordre en faisan
... See moreGary Shteyngart • Lake Success (French Edition)
The mysterious life and death of Intrade’s CEO
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Go back to my 20s and at any given point I held something like 25 individual stocks. I don’t know how I did as a stock picker. Did I beat the market? I’m not sure. Like most who try, I didn’t keep a good score. Either way, I’ve shifted my views and now every stock we own is a low-cost index fund.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
