If you've seen the meme floating around, "Bad Times Create Strong Men, Strong Men Create Good Times, Good Times Create Weak Men, Weak Men Create Bad Times," you have learnt more than you will from this book.
I agree that it is a readable restatement of information that is widely available elsewhere. But he does package it in a way that I found not unuseful, even though there were no instances where I said to myself, “ Gee, didn’t know that.” The biggest problem that I had with it is that it poses as a scholarly treatise, but it is more like a review.
You know it kind of reminded me of an investor briefing document, including in its formatting. It distilled things down to bullet points, which is fine but didn't satisfy me as a reader expecting a traditional book
I agree that it is a readable restatement of information that is widely available elsewhere. But he does package it in a way that I found not unuseful, even though there were no instances where I said to myself, “ Gee, didn’t know that.” The biggest problem that I had with it is that it poses as a scholarly treatise, but it is more like a review.
You know it kind of reminded me of an investor briefing document, including in its formatting. It distilled things down to bullet points, which is fine but didn't satisfy me as a reader expecting a traditional book
When you run a $350 billion hedge fund, as you said, none of the troops are going to tell you that your treatise is largely derivative
A friend of mine recommended this book to me. I read like 25 pages. I'm glad to hear I'm not crazy.
Save your time and money!
A friend of mine recommended this book to me. I read like 25 pages. I'm glad to hear I'm not crazy.