STATE CONTROL IN CHINA – REVIEW OF RICHARD MCGREGOR’S “THE PARTY”

An alternate title I contemplated for this post was: “China refuses to grow up.” By this I mean China cannot quite grapple with the legacy of Mao or come to terms with civil change and a pro-democratic outlook. China is doomed to fabricate lies and dress them up as history, attempting to suppress dissent at all times.

DISRUPTIVE VISIONS – REVIEW OF FRED VOGELSTEIN’S “DOGFIGHT”

I bought my first smartphone last year – a Samsung model. Until then I was using a Nokia featurephone. Little did I realize while buying the smartphone, that it had taken a bloodless revolution to come up with the gadget I was holding in my palm. This is the topic of Fred Vogelstein’s Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution (2013).

SEEKING MOATS – REVIEW OF PAT DORSEY’S “THE LITTLE BOOK THAT BUILDS WEALTH”

The title may seem a bit flippant, but Pat Dorsey’s The Little Book That Builds Wealth (2008) is not your usual get-rich-quick book. It does not offer hare-brained schemes that promise to double your bank balance in a few years. It is instead a serious book that advises on the types of stocks to include in your portfolio for the long term.