Thursday, March 7, 2024

Maus

Hearing statistics of what happened during a genocide doesn't tug on our emotional heartstrings quite like an individual's story does. Maus is one Holocaust survivor's extraordinary tale.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

The Psychology of Money

I've read and agreed with a lot of stuff from Morgan Housel over the years, so I already knew I'd agree with most of what he says in The Psychology of Money. The book discusses a number of factors that individuals should consider as they think about how they save and grow their savings.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

How I Won A Nobel Prize

A group of people who have been canceled by the woke mob relocate to a closed society that does not subscribe to the woke mentality. This is the situation in the novel "How I Won a Nobel Prize". I thought this premise was fantastic, but I was disappointed in the author's execution of said premise.

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Karsan Value Funds: 2023 Q4 Results

Karsan Value Funds (KVF) is a value-oriented fund, as described here. Due to securities regulations, the fund is not open to the public at this time. Should that change in the future, there will be an announcement on this site.

Friday, December 8, 2023

A Stranger In Your Own City

Saddam Hussein ruled over Iraq for decades before the US toppled his regime. What happened after the centralized state was dismantled can serve as an eye-opening lesson. In A Stranger in Your Own City, stories from a wide variety of Iraqis tell the tale of how Iraqi society reacted to the regime change.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Atomic Habits

Your mind and body are programmable! Once you do something a number of times, it becomes a habit that is much easier for your body to execute. Atomic Habits is a terrific book about how to achieve that state in an efficient manner.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Born in Blackness

I really enjoyed this world history lesson that includes Africa's significant effect on the world. In Born in Blackness, I learned a ton of stuff that is generally glossed over in traditional tellings of world history.