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Abderrahman is on page 164 of 340 of 1984
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1984

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Abderrahman is on page 200 of 340 of 1984
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1984

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 107 of 471 of مقتنيات وسط البلد
الكتاب خفيف و جميل. فصصه جاذبة

رغم أنني لا أعرف شكل وسط البلد في تلك الفترة, أﻻ أن الكاتب استطاع أن ينقل الصور و الأحداث بشكل جيد. من الجميل أن الكثير من اﻷماكن المذكورة ما زالت موجودة, مما يسمح بمقارنة الماضي بالحاضر و كم تعلمنا منه
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مقتنيات وسط البلد

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 59 of 323 of Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
We get to the point where actual experienced traders don't know what's going on anymore. A point where the largest firms are hemorrhaging money even when they're doing it right! No one understands how the market works, not even the "analysts" or advisers. The just push buttons and that's it. This is an entire economy we're talking about! This is not something from history, it's happening now, today
Jan 10, 2015 06:10AM Add a comment
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 23 of 323 of Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
When actual human beings decided to let computers do their job, to sell and buy numbers... markets crashed and financial problems ensued. I'm a very technological man, but it's unacceptable to let an algorithm decide where our money goes... then that algorithm collides with something it doesn't understand, and you get our current financial crisis
Dec 31, 2014 03:33AM Add a comment
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 42 of 207 of Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money – That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Right from the beginning I'm not liking this book, which surprisingly enough came highly recommended by two married friends who recently became parents. It sings the praise of vicious capitalism, trivializes the educated and working class, and makes everything seems easy if want to be rich. If you're poor, it's your fault, or at least the educational system's fault! But I'll read it through before writing my review.
Dec 27, 2014 05:11AM Add a comment
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money – That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is reading Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire (American Empire Project)
It's a light book in line with the usual Chomsky we know. When I first started reading I was a bit lost, because the sections didn't seem to be related, until I read the back; "conversations"! Then it made sense! One asks, Chomsky answers.
Nov 17, 2014 05:30AM Add a comment
Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire (American Empire Project)

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 447 of 529 of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
It's been a long time since I've last updated Goodreads, but it doesn't mean I've stopped reading =]
Nov 07, 2014 06:16AM Add a comment
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 151 of 340 of 1984
Nov 07, 2014 06:15AM Add a comment
1984

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 217 of 529 of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
There will always be new innovations, and there will always be people who will block them (or try their hardest). But creative destruction must happen
Jun 10, 2014 07:07AM Add a comment
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 178 of 529 of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
It's clear by now that even the mightiest of nations will fall if tyranny & corruption find their ways in. Not even a nation like the Romans or the Greek. Life's law is very clear: prosperity is constant work. It's not "given", nor is anyone entitled to it. No one is immune. The minute corruption sets, that's the minute we collapse
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 102 of 529 of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Now in the "plague" chapter. It seems in line with the theory that we need a nuclear explosion in the Middle East big enough, maybe most of the population will die and the rest starts fresh with the lesson learned!
Apr 23, 2014 08:40AM Add a comment
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

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Abderrahman is on page 96 of 529 of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
We've got to the heart of the problem now. Why doesn't the ruling elite want to change, why not make a country better if they can? Interests. Having a better country necessarily means less privileges and wealth for them
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

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Abderrahman is on page 52 of 529 of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
So far a great book. I like the writing style and the thinking process
Apr 14, 2014 07:12AM Add a comment
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 312 of 458 of قمر على سمرقند
يبدو أنني سأتركها, و لن أكمل القراءة
الرواية غير منطقية, و تكرر نفسها و لغتها رتيبة. ألفاظها عادية, و مشهدها في بلاد أغلب الظن أن الكاتب لم يعرفها إلا بالسمع و بعض القراءة
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قمر على سمرقند

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 147 of 458 of قمر على سمرقند
نور الله هذا إنسان عجيب! منذ فصل فقط كان يشرب الفودكا بكل أريحية و يراقص النساء... صار الآن إمام المقام!
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قمر على سمرقند

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 131 of 340 of 1984
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1984

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 206 of 463 of شقة الحرية
أحياناً يكون انقطاع الكهرباء نعمة تجبرك على الابتعاد عن أي شيء يعمل بها!

في الفصل التاسع ينكسر عبدالكريم مرتين, مرة ً عندما يعلن أباه أنه سيتبراً منه إن تزوج مديحة, و مرة ً عندما تتزوج مديحة لضابط يتقدم لها رغم وعد عبدالكريم لها و وعدها له
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شقة الحرية

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 186 of 463 of شقة الحرية
القصة تسير بانتظام, لا مفاجآت أو تغييرات غير متوقعة, و لكن هذا ليس بالأمر المزعج
القصة تحكي حياة طلاب جامعة في فترة دراستهم فهذا طبيعي... لن يتحولوا فجأة إلى جيمس بوند و فيلم آكشن! هم طلاب مغامراتهم محصورة بشهوات القاهرة و حياتها
May 29, 2013 12:30PM Add a comment
شقة الحرية

Abderrahman
Abderrahman is on page 52 of 463 of شقة الحرية
الفصل, أغسطس 1956, يمكن أن نسميه فصل "الخورفة"... ما ان لامست قدميه أرض مطار القاهرة, و لم يمض على وجوده في مصر سويعات حتى بدأ ينثر أمواله يمنة و يسرة, تارة بإرادته و تارة شبه غصب بالـ "إكراميات" و الأسعار المبالغ بها

بعد حوالي 60 عاماً من أحداث الرواية... لا أشعر أن القاهرة و مصر تغيرت قيد أنملة واحدة (بشكل سلبي)
May 29, 2013 09:48AM Add a comment
شقة الحرية

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