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Tender is the Flesh
Author: Agustina Bazterrica Genre: DystopianRating: ★★★★★ Opening: Carcass. Cut in half. Stunner. Slaughter line. Spray wash. These words appear in his head and strike him. Destroy him. But they’re not just words. They’re the blood, the dense smell, the automation, the absence of thought. They burst in on the night, catch him off guard. When…
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Super Pumped
Book: Super Pumped: The Battle for UberAuthor: Mike IsaacGenre: BusinessRating: ★★★★ REVIEW A riveting story of the rise and fall of Uber and Travis Kalanick. Highly recommended. What I learnt from Super Pumped: EXCERPTS / SUMMARY Scour Kalanick dropped out of ULCA to join his friends to build Scour, a search engine for p2p file…
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Empire of Pain
Book: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler DynastyAuthor: Patrick Radden KeefeGenre: HistoryRating: ★★★★★ REVIEW Empire of Pain is a family saga about the Sackler’s, the crime story about Purdue Pharma, and the systemic failures of the FDA & the justice system. Authur Sackler pioneered medical advertising and marketing. He re-conceived how drugs…