Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Marketplace Books is the most useful and most-loved book ever written on the subject of trading and speculation. I liked it.

Useful link:

www.marketplacebooks.com

Paul Wall Jewelry

(via Wiki) Paul Wall is the part owner and proprietor of TV Jewelry with Johnny Dang in Houston. He was also featured in the VH1 documentary Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip-Hop, while visiting Sierra Leone, cautioning jewelers to check their source for diamonds. The store specializes in the production of grills, silver, gold, or platinum caps and diamond inlays (usually princess-cut diamonds).

Useful link:
www.grillsbypaulwall.com

The Business Of Wine

The Business of Wine: A Global Perspective by Per V. Jenster + David E. Smith + Darryl J. Mitry + Lars Jenster is an interesting book on the complexities of the business side of the wine industry. A must read.

Useful link:
www.perjenster.com

I think making wine is an expensive hobby.

New Startups

Pete Engardio's article on startups via Los Alamos and Sandia @
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_38/b4100062751339_page_2.htm was brilliant. I think the concept of providing entrepreneurial leaves for scientists to give them a taste of life outside national labs is a good idea.

Useful links:
www.lanl.gov
www.llnl.gov
www.sandia.gov
www.kauffman.org

Minitek Festival

Artists from around the world are in New York City from September 12 -14, 2008, for a different kind of electronic music/innovation festival. Go to http://minitekfestival.com for more information. Don't miss it.

London Design Festival

The London Design Festival, a spectacular celebration of world-class talent across the city, opens at various venues from September 13 - 23, 2008. Go to www.londondesignfestival.com for further information.

Scholium Project

Eric Asimov's article on Abe Schoener, the owner of the experimental Scholium Project winery in Fairfield, California @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/12/arts/trwine.php was educational and insightful.

Useful link:
www.scholiumwines.com

Maintaining a complex microbiology is the best way to make wine.
- Abe Schoener

He was spot on.

The Origin Of Financial Crises

The Origin of Financial Crises: Central Banks, Credit Bubbles and the Efficient Market Fallacy by George Cooper is a brilliant book on modern-day credit excess + pre-emptive asymmetric monetary policy of central banks + today’s mess. A must read.