History Corner

We are frustrated historians, believing that answers to profit-making challenges can be found on the road behind us. Borrowing from Ecclesiastes, we have a placard on the shop mantle: “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.”

Motion Pictures Once Seemed Fantastical

Thomas Edison may own the narrative about creating the first motion picture. The actual title, however, probably goes to the Frenchman Louis Le Prince. One reason why most have never heard of him is that Le Prince disappeared in 1890…

Brown Bros Harriman Inside Money

For some odd reason, this book has not earned the sort of widespread readership that it deserves. One explanation may be that we are collectively weary of pandemic discussion. Yet The Contagion Next Time is among the few books that…

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amazon.com affiliate link The Psychology of Money Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness Morgan Housel You can read The Psychology of Money in two ways. As an individual, the book offers insight on how others succeed with money based…