BlogHide Resteemsaleksaburmazepam (55)in intelligence • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: CybervettingThe competitive intelligence space is a many-fanged beast, and one of its teeth is the vetting of potential incoming human resources. When you're hiring, you want to be sure that the new people…aleksaburmazepam (55)in intelligence • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Competitive IntelligenceYes, it's an endlessly drab and not particularly interesting week, but one I must go through nonetheless. It's CI, counter-intelligence and all manner of business-centric applications of the…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoBANGER OF THE WEEK: Crashes & CrisesPerhaps the least relevant to the banking sector per se, but the most educational of the books this week. This one goes into the various financial crises that shook the western world since the…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Disrupting FinanceThankfully, a step away from banking and more toward financial technology was the breath of fresh air I needed in order not to perform sudoku. This book explains some of the most innovative and…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Banking Business ModelsAs one could readily ascertain, the business models put forward in an official Palgrave handbook will be everything except innovative. It's all different approaches to fractional reserve lending…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Corporate Governance in BankingI really had no business going into this subject with the lack of background I possess. It's a thoroughly perplexing subject that one needs to have experience in for books to have effect. However…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: The Shadow Banking SystemI must be very honest in that the "shadow banking" world isn't nearly as interesting as it's cracked up to be by the regulators and ivory-tower academicians slinging endless hate towards it. It's…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Frontier Topics in BankingScarcely have I seen a schizophrenic smorgasbord of ideas as convoluted as this. And I love every bit of it. It's a buffet of articles arranged in no particular order, examining the financial side…aleksaburmazepam (55)in banking • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Shadow BankingAlright, I'm back in my element with dusty academic tomes with royalty-free book covers. This week will be a quick dive into international banking with no specific direction, and this book is quite…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoBANGER OF THE WEEK: The New Jim CrowAfter a slew and blizzard of emotional browbeating and finger-wagging, it's refreshing to read the bible (or hadith, as the case may be) of the antiracist. This book outlines that black people are…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Eloquent RageI've really begun to feel for and understand the species of antiracist. The stories of these authors, which are worryingly similar, speak to an incredible meme that has been able to adapt to this…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: White FragilityWhat I needed was a book on racism written by a white woman. Only half joking, of course - a white savior she is certainly not - as she'll say many times in the book. But it's weird to hear all of…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: So You Want to Talk About RaceDespite the snide and condescending tone of the book's title, I actually found it to be quite agreeable in temperament and writing style. I'm sure the book is self-censoring to an absurd degree and…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Why I'm no longer talking to White PeopleOpen-minded as I am about the subject of race and prejudice, the books that I've been reading have been leading me to a fascinating examination of the mentality of these so-called antiracists. It…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: How to be an AntiracistAfter many recommendations and endless praise, I've decided to give this book a read and see how racist I am. The book conveniently opens with a definition of racism and antiracism - with no…aleksaburmazepam (55)in racism • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Me & White SupremacyI've decided to read the many tomes of arcane lore that weave into a tapestry of race relations and our place in them. When I say "our" I mean, of course, the US - as no other place in the world has…aleksaburmazepam (55)in agribusiness • 4 years agoBANGER OF THE WEEK: Land-GrabbingIf you're looking for a story told from the first person with the research chops of a cutting-edge consultancy, you've come to the right place. The entire world story of land-grabbing, from the…aleksaburmazepam (55)in agribusiness • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Land Acquisition Policy in IndiaIndia is an ever-present ulcer of ignorance on the fabric of my mind, which I endeavour to rectify with each passing day. One step to this end is this book on how land gets redistributed…aleksaburmazepam (55)in agribusiness • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Land Tenure, Boundary SurveysWhen the subject of land law is as ubiquitous as it is in land grab literature, it becomes necessary to read more about the underlying systems that make this stuff tick. How land gets occupied, does…aleksaburmazepam (55)in agribusiness • 4 years agoAleksa's Book Review: Biofuels, Landgrabbing & Food SecurityEven with previous tomes hammering the point home rather forcefully not too long ago, I'm blown away by how massive the biofuel industry is. I had no idea it was over $130 billion, and much of this…
