An engrossing read chronicling the rise and fall of Arif Naqvi and the Abraaj Group. It has the pace of John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood, but with an unbelievable cast of credulous characters who fell for a fantasy.
I spoke with Simon on the Portico Podcast.
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An alarming book about the evolution of the market for zero-day exploits, and how we’re all doomed, basically. As an enthusiast of developments in the crypto space, I’ve not gotten comfortable with the meme that ‘code is law.’ This book hammers home that most software is shit, and the notion that individuals will interrogate lines of code to protect themselves is a joke.
Winner of the FT’s Business Book of the Year.
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A thought-provoking take on the development of states and institutions in Europe. All in 111 pages.
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Another thought-provoking book from Princeton Classics.
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Extremely fun novel.
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A history of the drug trade in the Americas told through novels. Loved the first book. Enjoyed the second. Gave up on the third.
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