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Big data reveals previously untapped insights about the human condition—or so says economist and data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz in his quippy new book, which argues for its revolutionary possibilities. Positioning himself in opposition to “Big Data skeptics,” Stephens-Davidowitz makes the case that the way to our hearts is through our Google searches. In example after highly quotable example, he illustrates the observational power of massive data sets. Study late-night PornHub searches and discover a wealth of unexpected (and, uh, sometimes expected) insights into adult sexuality; study racist Google searches and come to the unsettling conclusion that a lot of what we think we know about racism in America is wrong. (Think racism is endemic to the South? Think again.) But while the book is brimming with intriguing anecdotes and counterintuitive facts, Stephens-Davidowitz does his level best to help usher in a new age of human understanding, one digital data point at a time. 《软木塞的秘密》（Cork Dork），作者：比安卡·博斯克 How did a smart, sweet kid from Texas—handsome, kind, and sure, a die-hard libertarian—go from Penn State PhD student to kingpin of a billion dollar cyber drug-dealing operation? That’s Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times columnist Nick Bilton's question, as he pieces together the implausible saga of Ross Ulbricht, a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts, the then-26-year-old founder of the Silk Road, and the team of government agents who eventually brought him down. At its peak, the site was the ultimate realization of Ulbricht’s libertarian ideals: an anonymous, unregulated dark web marketplace where anyone could buy anything. But as Silk Road exploded, so did the immediate danger, and Ulbricht went to increasing extremes to protect his empire—and himself. This is the book everyone in finance is going to buy as a gift for their friends—especially their friends who rag on them for working in finance. Seasoned journalist (and Fortune contributor) William Cohan writes a spirited and convincing defense—not exactly of Wall Street, but of the critical role it plays in the economy. Part history and part industry cheat sheet, Cohan's book explains why reform is still needed but breaking up the Wall Street titans is a bad idea. A quick read at just 147 pages, it's a good primer for anyone who wonders just what the big banks are good for, anyway. Ivanka Trump started Women Who Work before the election, but its safe to say it will find a broader audience now. How exactly the book will fit in with Trump’s evolving brand, though, remains to be seen. Details about the content of the book have been hard to come by (the press isn't getting early galleys), the release was delayed from March to May, and the Trump camp says the proceeds will go to charity, but the recipients have not yet been identified. What we do know, we can read in the dust jacket, on which the first daughter writes, “When it comes to women and work, there isn’t one right answer." The book promises to equip millennial women with “the best skills I’ve learned from some of the amazing people I’ve met.” With chapters on topics like “identifying opportunities,” “managing work and family,” and “starting companies”—as well as “helping change the system to make it better for women.” The result is as good a primer as any on seamier side of the internet. Silk Road, Bilton argues, is emblematic of a new era, where anonymous figures from the shadows of the internet to go toe-to-toe with the government. It’s a little frustrating that Bilton declines to dig into the broader implications of the digital underground, though the question swirls in the background. Like Ulbricht, he notes, some of the people running the current generation anonymous markets believe they’re contributing to a better world. “Maybe it’s just a justification,” Bilton offers. “Or maybe it’s not.” (Knopf, April 24, 2017) 《职业女性：重写成功的规则》（Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success），作者：伊万卡·特朗普 Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success by Ivanka Trump 此外，买家请注意：一位专家告诉博斯克，一瓶葡萄酒里面最多只有60美元关乎酒的品质，剩下主要是品牌附加值。 每个金融从业者在送礼时都会考虑这本书，尤其是给那些因为他们从事金融而批评他们的朋友。经验丰富的记者（也是《财富》供稿人）威廉·科汉英勇而令人信服地为华尔街进行了一次辩护——不是为华尔街本身，而是为它在经济中起到的重要作用。本书既阐述了历史，同时也可作为业内的参考手册，其中解释了为什么我们需要改革，但拆分华尔街的巨头却是个糟糕的主意。全书只有147页，读起来很快，但对于好奇大银行能起到什么正面作用的读者而言，这是一本优秀的入门书。 记者比安卡·博斯克本是葡萄酒的外行，但生性执着的她进行了一次疯狂之旅。她耗费18个月时间，深入这个行业的酒鬼圈中，回答了休闲饮酒者的一个永恒的问题：葡萄酒究竟是怎么回事？从西部的纳帕到东部的弗吉尼亚海滩，博斯克接触了全球最棒的味觉大师，锻炼了自己的味蕾，与潮人侍酒师、气味科学家、葡萄酒经济学家、附庸风雅之徒和内行们交谈（并共饮），只为准备那最终的测验：世界侍酒大师协会（Court of Master Sommeliers）认证侍酒师（Certified Sommelier）考试。作为一名一丝不苟的研究者，博斯克对这个主题的热情极具感染力。我们可以把这本书看作对这个“热爱胡扯”的领域的一封情书。 Journalist, wine rube, and obsessive personality Bianca Bosker embarks on a madcap eighteen-month journey into the booze-soaked belly of the wine industry to uncover the answer to the casual drinker’s perennial question: what is the deal with wine? By embedding herself with some of the finest palates in the world, Bosker sets to work cultivating her own tastebuds, talking (and drinking) with hipster sommeliers, smell-obsessed scientists, wine economists, snobs and anti-snobs from Napa to New York in preparation for the ultimate test: the Court of Master Sommeliers’ Certified Sommelier Exam. A meticulous researcher, Bosker’s gleeful enthusiasm for her subject is contagious; call it a skeptical love letter to a “bullshit-prone” field. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton (Random House, Feb. 7) 本书是一本揭露互联网丑恶的优秀入门书。比尔顿表示，“丝绸之路”象征着一个新的时代，隐藏在互联网暗处的匿名者会与政府展开正面交锋。不过令人有点失望的是，比尔顿没有继续深挖数字地下组织产生的广泛影响，尽管这个问题一直盘旋在幕后。他指出，经营着这一代匿名市场的有些人像乌尔布里奇一样，认为自己是在构建一个更美好的世界。比尔顿表示：“也许这只是在为自己辩护，也许并不是。” （兰登书屋，2月28日出版）（财富中文网） 一个聪明、亲切的得克萨斯州男孩——英俊、和善，当然，还是个顽固的自由主义者——是怎么从宾夕法尼亚州立大学的博士研究生，变成规模达数十亿美元的网络毒品交易的幕后黑手？《名利场》（Vanity Fair）杂志记者、前《纽约时报》（New York Times）专栏作家尼克·比尔顿对此提出了疑问。通过多方调查，他还原了罗斯·乌尔布里奇[也就是“恐怖海盗罗伯茨”（Dread Pirate Roberts），当时年仅26岁的“丝绸之路”（Silk Road）创始人]和最终打倒他的政府特工的神奇事迹。这个网站在鼎盛时期完全实现了乌尔布里奇的自由主义理想：一个匿名、不受监管的黑暗网络市场，任何人都可以在这里买到任何东西。不过，随着“丝绸之路”迅速壮大，它的直接危险性同样暴增，为了保护他的王国——以及他自己，乌尔布里奇也日益走向极端。 美国人搬家的频率不如以前了。从家具搬运车的角度来看确实如此：现在的州际搬迁比20世纪60年代减少了大约50%。从经济学的角度来看同样如此，泰勒·科文在这本令人叹服的新书《自满的阶级》中说道。商业活动中创业的比例更低了，企业的“创造性破坏”更少了，城市的发展更慢了。科文的观点是：这种停滞持续不了多久。推迟能够解决不平等和种族隔离的巨大改变，只是彻底解决危机的一种方式。 No one lives a life immune from disappointment, grief, failure, and pain. The question isn’t how to avoid them. It's: What happens next? Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg uses her own grief as a springboard for a research-backed study of human resilience. Writing with Wharton professor Adam Grant in the aftermath of her husband’s sudden death, Sandberg offers herself as a gut-wrenching case study to explore the own for hope (and growth) after loss. Resilience, they argue, isn’t a state of mind but a skill to be developed—and now or later, it’s imperative that we do. Adversity comes to us all. With nuance and compassion, Sandberg and Grant offer a gentle how-to manual for making the most of it. (Simon & Schuster, Feb. 28) (Penguin/Portfolio, May 2) 译者：严匡正 In this slim distillation of his nearly 700-page investing opus, Money: Master the Game, motivational speaker and wealth-management populist Robbins—a coach to the core—offers a play-by-play of his investment strategy, gleaned from the wisdom of financial giants. Illustrated with a host of ultra-accessible examples, Robbins’s mass prescription for unshakable financial freedom is hardly revelatory (invest in index funds, don’t panic as the market fluctuates, avoid fortune-eating fees) and his advice has not been without controversy, but his no-nonsense approach lays out a reassuring road map for new and anxious investors alike. Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
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