Books I've read, bought, or might read

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Ugly Americans (Ben Mezick) - By the guy who wrote Bringing Down the House about MIT blackjack team, which I thought was great. This book was pretty weak, about hedge fund guys in Japan. Trying to be another Liar's Poker, but fails.

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I loved Bringing Down the House too, but I always got the feeling that the story told itself... and that a writer would have needed to try very hard to make that book bad.

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It was a great story and I enjoyed reading the book. But I don't think it was all that well written.