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Hillbilly Elegy book review - from the perspective of an expat in the US
Living in the US for over a year, I finally understood why half the country votes Republican—this raw memoir gave me the insight news never could.
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I felt outraged reading “The price we pay” by Marty Makary, MD
After paying 4X more for healthcare in the US than Singapore, I discovered why: markups of 20-50X, kickbacks, and middlemen gaming a broken system that consumes 18% of GDP.
"Never pay the first bill" - a book review
This book exposed how middlemen, hospitals, and insurers profit billions from healthcare—and gave me practical tools to fight back by questioning every medical bill I receive.
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"How the world really works" - a book review
No. 05Book reviewWhy We're Polarized by Ezra Klein - A Book Review
No. 06Book review"Poor Charlie's Almanack" - the wits and wisdom of Charles T.Munger
No. 07Book reviewKevin Rudd's new book "The Avoidable War"
No. 08Book reviewBook review "Principles for dealing with the changing world order" by Ray Dalio
No. 09Book reviewI almost made the wrong conclusion about "the Epidemic of Despair" by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
No. 10book reviewA heart-wrenching and uplifting book by Melinda Gates "Moment of Lift"
No. 11Book reviewMy recommended books for summer 2019
No. 12Book reviewTwo books I love for spring 2019
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