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Newsletter #188

June 4, 2018

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

TRUE

The Silicon Valley startup in question is Theranos. Perhaps you heard of it: the company, led by the young, Steve Jobs-wannabe CEO Elizabeth Holmes, that was going to disrupt health-care with pin-pric... (Tom)

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Do Not Lick This Book

by Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost

MADE-UP

Why not? Because it's covered in germs, but then again, as it charmingly (or disturbingly, depending on your outlook) explains, so is everything else! Ingeniously combining the content of Elise Gravel... (Tom)

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The Little Virtues

by Natalia Ginzburg

Phinney by Post #41

This is a little book, written in a modest style, but its claims are large. Despite her title, Ginzburg wants us to set aside the "little virtues" of frugality, caution, and tact for the greater ones... (Tom)

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