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Hillbilly Elegy book review - from the perspective of an expat in the US
Living in the US for over a year, I finally understood why half the country votes Republican—this raw memoir gave me the insight news never could.
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I felt outraged reading “The price we pay” by Marty Makary, MD
After paying 4X more for healthcare in the US than Singapore, I discovered why: markups of 20-50X, kickbacks, and middlemen gaming a broken system that consumes 18% of GDP.
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"Never pay the first bill" - a book review
This book exposed how middlemen, hospitals, and insurers profit billions from healthcare—and gave me practical tools to fight back by questioning every medical bill I receive.
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"How the world really works" - a book review
Smil's deep dive into energy, food, and materials finally made me understand why we can't just flip a switch on climate change—every decision has complex consequences.
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Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein - A Book Review
Klein traces how demographic shifts, geographic sorting, and media echo chambers created today's polarized America—a data-driven answer to why we can't talk politics anymore.
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"Poor Charlie's Almanack" - the wits and wisdom of Charles T.Munger
I've re-read Poor Charlie's Almanack countless times when stuck with investing decisions—it taught me to be a business analyst, avoid envy, and invert my thinking.
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Kevin Rudd's new book "The Avoidable War"
Kevin Rudd's hardened stance on Xi Jinping's China over five years reveals why U.S.-China conflict isn't inevitable—if we embrace "managed strategic competition."
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Book review "Principles for dealing with the changing world order" by Ray Dalio
Dalio maps the U.S. at 70% through its empire cycle—in decline—while China rises, backed by data-rich analysis that reveals far more nuance than headlines suggest.
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I almost made the wrong conclusion about "the Epidemic of Despair" by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
I nearly dismissed Case and Deaton's "Deaths of Despair" research as incomplete—until I verified the data myself and discovered their alarming conclusions were actually understated.
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A heart-wrenching and uplifting book by Melinda Gates "Moment of Lift"
I was skeptical until I read it—Melinda Gates blends heart-wrenching stories with data to reveal powerful levers that can truly lift humanity.
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My recommended books for summer 2019
I've found two standout books this summer: one revealing how nations overcome crises, the other transforming how I think about writing itself.
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Two books I love for spring 2019
I devoured these two books—one explaining why civilizations diverged over 13,000 years, the other a memoir so gripping I couldn't put it down.