Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at Austin’s rapid growth and cultural transformation.
Quote of the Day
“The US is now the most opportunity rich, most aggressive growth, most prolific market for renewables investment in the world today...And will be for quite some time.”
(David Scaysbrook)
Books
- Five insights from "For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest" by Nathan Vardi. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- A Q&A with Malcolm Harris author of "Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and the World." (fastcompany.com)
- Five insights from "Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It" by Erica Thompson. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Longreads
- The wash sale rule is pretty narrow and does little to prevent investors from maintaining their positions. (propublica.org)
- The characteristics that entrepreneurs share. (generalist.com)
- Less lethal crowd control tools are not necessarily safe. (wired.com)
- Joe Montana's life has been a lot more than football, but football defined it. (espn.com)
- How chronic fatigue syndrome sidelined a world class climber. (outsideonline.com)
- Lake Tahoe's popularity has made it increasingly unlivable. (theguardian.com)
