Been a marathon read but have just finished "The Border" by Don Winslow.
This is his third book about Mexican drugs,cartels,etc,after "The Power of the Dog" and "The Cartel".
Hard reads,but well worthwhile.
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Been a marathon read but have just finished "The Border" by Don Winslow.
This is his third book about Mexican drugs,cartels,etc,after "The Power of the Dog" and "The Cartel".
Hard reads,but well worthwhile.
Just finished "All That's Dead" by one of my favourite authors Stuart MacBride.
A good read.
Been reading them,and enjoying them.
Just finished Dan Fesperman's "The Letter Writer" which was a great read.
No.2 daughter lent me Mick Herron's "Slow Horses" which she loved.I found it hard reading,just did not seem to flow for me.
"The Unknown KIMI Raikkonen" by Kari Hotakainen, would be the worst book on a Formula 1 champion I have read.
Just finished another great read.
Philip Kerr's "Metropolis" featuring Berlin detective, Bernie Gunther.
Although it is Philip Kerr's final book, it goes back to the start of Bernie's career as detective.
This book attracted me at the dump shop so had to buy it (for a buck)
The Wizards of Ozymandias: Reflections on the Decline and Fall Paperback – Butler Shaffer
Preface includes this -
In his great poem "Ozymandias" Percy Shelley pictures for us the eponymous tyrant whose arrogance of power could not save him from historical oblivion. Ozymandias is a reminder of the fragile nature of every system—be it biological, institutional, or cosmic in character. As we are learning from the advanced course in history in which we seem now to be enrolled, this precariousness also applies to civilizations. It is difficult for intelligent minds to doubt that this current system is in the process of joining Ozymandias in the dust-bin of history.
The book is actually a series of essays so you can skip bits if it gets a bit heavy but good stuff about how arrogance often leads to oblivion
Finished it now ..will donate to the DCM (Inner City Ministry) book fair ...good cause
Started reading it tonight.
Given up at page 24..Will read Darkness, darkness by John Harvey.
Then will have another go at it.
"Darkness,darkness" was a good read.
Could not get into "Don't Turn Out The Lights".
Just finished "The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid" by Craig Russell.Enjoyed it, so will look for more of his books.
From Ray Dalio
"Identify the paradigm you’re in, examine if and how it is unsustainable, and visualize how the paradigm shift will transpire when that which is unsustainable stops."
"Though not always perfectly aligned, paradigm shifts have coincidently tended to happen around decade shifts—e.g., the 1920s were “roaring,” the 1930s were in “depression,” the 1970s were inflationary, the 1980s were disinflationary, etc"
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parad...fts-ray-dalio/