Best rich & famous biographies according to redditors

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u/MJGSimple · 113 pointsr/nba

More context. Marcus Thompson, the guy asking the question, wrote a book called GOLDEN: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry and he's phrasing the questions as a plug for his book.

u/smokinJoeCalculus · 93 pointsr/nfl
u/HellsNels · 92 pointsr/nba

>huge fan of Steph and his meteoric rise to stardom

Would you call it Golden, or a miraculous rise?

u/Lunchables · 86 pointsr/todayilearned

The book (Bringing Down the House) was far better.

u/CallMeFlossy · 34 pointsr/todayilearned

The incident is covered in detail in Sonny Barger's "Hell's Angel". The book is a solid read and an interesting (albeit one-sided) view into MCs of that era.

u/notbob1959 · 31 pointsr/HumanPorn

That is Doug "The Thug" Orr. He spent a good part of his life in prison. Including stints for armed robbery and shooting his girlfriend in the head. He died of a heroin overdose in prison at the age of 40. Reference this excerpt from Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club.

Here is another photo taken by Penn at the same time as the posted photo. I am not sure who took this photo.

u/bl00dshooter · 30 pointsr/brasil

Ela deveria ter aprendido com o OJ Simpson. Primeiro você é inocentado em julgamento, depois você escreve o livro '[If] I did it: Confessions of the killer'.

u/lifeinrednblack · 26 pointsr/AskTrumpSupporters

>This is in the first or second year of at least a 4 year term and potential 8 year term.

As mentioned in my original question, Trump has being accused of racism and dealing with racial accusations dating back as far as the early 1970s. Before he was even on the national stage. This wasn't something that begun in 2016 and picked up in an attempt to "find dirt" on him as you seem to claim in your response. There were many many people who came forward.



Here's a list of things he's dealt with directly (note there are some moments of seemingly anti-racist acts). His "introduction" to the public eye was a report of him being sued by the DOJ for being racist. But that isn't it.


Here's a book published in 1991 also accusing Trump of being racist .


>Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day. … I think that the guy is lazy. And it’s probably not his fault, because laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is, I believe that. It’s not anything they can control.


The author recently wrote another article going into more detail and with more accounts.

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He lost a discrimination suit in 1992

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Here's an article from 2015 highlighting accusations made against Trump in the early 1980s


>"When Donald and Ivana came to the casino, the bosses would order all the black people off the floor,” he said. “It was the eighties, I was a teen-ager, but I remember it: they put us all in the back."

It should be noted that, Trump isn't even the subject matter of that article.

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He had a fairly bigoted response to the 2010 mosque fiasco


>Letterman wondered: "Describe for me what insensitivity is manifested if it's built there?" And Letterman fretted: "Does this suggest that we are in fact officially at war with Muslims?"

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>To which, Trump observed: "Well, somebody knocked down the World Trade Center."
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>Well, somebody's blowing us up. I mean, somebody's blowing up buildings, and somebody's doing lots of bad stuff, David.

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I don't point to all of these in an attempt to try and convince you Donald Trump is racist. I do so because I'm struggling seeing how the top answer on this question is that accusation that Trump is racist is "way off base".

Can you see how it would be strange to a NS that the first thing that popped into many NN here's mind is racism. When, at this point believing Trump isn't racist is pretty much faith based (which is fine) considering it goes against court cases and accusations dating back all the way to the 70s?

u/Wombattington · 26 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

You absolutely can. The Goldman's sued for the rights to the book and won back in 2007. They published it under the title If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer. You can buy it pretty much anywhere. Here's an Amazon link.

u/Roygbiv856 · 23 pointsr/videos

You haven't heard about his book?

u/lenaro · 22 pointsr/polandball

A) This is what you sound like

B) Having Putin vouch for you is not a good look.

u/alexanderwales · 21 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

The biggest part is that he wrote a book called "If I Did It" which outlines how he "would have done it". As for why everyone thought (and thinks) that he was guilty:

  • There was DNA evidence (fairly new at the time).
  • There was blood evidence. (The defense claimed it was mishandled and that they were trying to frame OJ.)
  • His lawyers convinced him to turn himself in, but instead of showing up at the courthouse he led them on a "low speed chase" around LA, and there was also a suicide note (sort of). (This is circumstantial evidence, but that still counts for a lot in the court of public opinion.)
  • A knife salesman claimed he had sold Simpson a knife similar to that used in the murder a few weeks prior. (This was thrown out.)
  • A witness saw his car speeding away from the house on the night of the murders. (This was also thrown out.)
  • Simpson had no alibi. (Circumstantial, but especially suspicious because witness testimony indicates that he wasn't home during that time, contrary to his claim. His story also changed a number of times, and according to witnesses his car was missing from his home at the time of the murders.)
  • Crime scene evidence was found at OJ's house - a bloody glove that was a pair to the one found at the crime scene, and which OJ was known to have owned. (It did not fit most likely because it was frozen and then thawed multiple times as part of evidence procedures - something which the prosecutor was cautioned about but ignored.)
  • OJ had obvious motive.

    There's more, but all that is why people think he did it.

    Edit: While I was refreshing my memory on this stuff, I read that the Goldman family got the rights to the book from OJ in the civil suit, and have reprinted it. I first read most of it when it was leaked online. It's pretty fascinating stuff - and it has a forward by the Goldmans which is hilariously titled "He Did It". Only $10 on Amazon.
u/derrhurrderp · 21 pointsr/scientology

>I am a Sea Org member...

I’m very sorry to hear that. Here’s some great Study Tech to check out: https://www.amazon.com/Escaping-Scientology-Insiders-Celebrity-Spirituality-ebook/dp/B075MB8WKC

u/labormarket · 17 pointsr/nba

" In 2017, Marcus Thompson of The Athletic, author of the book "Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry," explained to " The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre" that Curry was not all that popular with some of the league's biggest stars, including LeBron James. "

u/tthorn23 · 15 pointsr/asoiaf
u/[deleted] · 15 pointsr/politics

"“Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys wearing yarmulkes… Those are the only kind of people I want counting my money. Nobody else…Besides that, I tell you something else. I think that’s guy’s lazy. And it’s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks."

Edit: Since you decided to delete your reply questioning me, I'll just post this here instead.

Oh its more fun than that my friend.

https://www.amazon.com/Trumped-Inside-Trump-His-Cunning-Spectacular/dp/067173735X

That book is the source for the quote. He was the COO of Trump Plaza. Now the real fun part is that Trump acknowledges it.

He was interviewed by Playboy in 1997 where he referred to the comments as "probably true."

u/yangpede · 11 pointsr/Drama

So not only do we have a "Trump was never to pedo island" defense, we have the lie about Trump banning Epstein from his club.

The claim comes from a book titled filthy rich, written in 1999:

https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Billionaires-Scandal-Shocking/dp/1455542644

Here's a picture of Trump, with Epstein, in 2000:

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/from-left-american-real-estate-developer-donald-trump-and-news-photo/700334384

u/davidwinnipeg · 11 pointsr/IAmA

He even wrote a book about it called "If I Did It." https://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934

u/PraxisLD · 11 pointsr/motorcycles

> But Hell's Angels started riding Harley-Davidsons mostly because, unlike today, they didn't have much choice. In 1957, it was either ride a Harley or settle for a Triumph or BSA. They'd already stopped building Indians. It's always been important for Hell's Angels to ride American-made machines. In terms of pure workmanship, personally I don't like Harleys. I ride them because I'm in the club, and that's the image, but if I could I would seriously consider a Honda ST1100 or a BMW. We really missed the boat not switching over to the Japanese models when they began building bigger bikes. I'll usually say, "#$% Harley Davidson. You can buy an ST1100 and the mother#$%er will do 110 miles per hour right from the factory all day long." The newest "rice rockets" can carry 140 horsepower to the rear wheel, and can easily do 180 miles per hour right out of the box. While it's probably too late to switch over now, it would have been a nice move, because Japanese bikes today are so much cheaper and better built. However, Japanese motorcycles don't have as much personality.

Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club

u/marshalldungan · 11 pointsr/nba

These don't count?

Halberstam's pretty keen on Jordan, but even he lists off some repugnant behavior.

u/blackphiIibuster · 10 pointsr/conspiracy

> Why would a rich, successful 70 year old guy with no history in politics decide to run for President?

But this is false. He's been floating the idea of running for president since the 1980s, has been publicly commenting on political issues for just as long, and briefly ran for president under the Reform Party in 2000 (and people voted for him in the California primary).

The idea that he was some guy who's never gotten involved in politics is pushed a lot, but it's simply not true, and the record is crystal clear on that. Trump has been entertaining entering politics for decades now.

> If he's just another member of the elite then I don't know why they all turned completely against him when they were supportive (or neutral) towards him before any of this.

This also isn't true. Trump had been a target of ridicule and mockery long before his recent campaign. Not by everyone, certainly, but by a great many people and in a public way. He was often seen as a caricature and an oaf. He was the butt of jokes on numerous shows, even as far back as the late '80s and early '90s. He had had scathing books written about him. He has been called out for "intellectual poverty" and "bizarre claims" since at least 1993, and for bigotry before that. And when he jumped aboard the Obama Birther train, many began to see him as a loon.

So it's just not true that the world suddenly turned on him when he ran for president. He had already been a divisive person prior to that, and this is well-documented as well.

u/arghdos · 9 pointsr/neutralnews

Racism can be a tricky thing to ascribe, especially if the author of it takes pains to hide their own motivations (as pretty much anyone besides avowed white nationalists would). However, if you look at his life, a pattern is fairly clear:

  • Frank Trump sued for discriminating against blacks in housing vacancies -- but "Donald wasn't in charge" you might say, but of course he was in charge of counter-suing the Justice department for a $100 mil, and accused the government of "forcing him to rent to “welfare recipients”"

  • Or a former Casino worker at Trump Atlantic, who claimed:
    "“When Donald and Ivana came to the casino, the bosses would order all the black people off the floor. … They put us all in the back.”", but he might have lied, so let's keep going.

  • Or a former COO of Trump Plaza, who claimed Donald went on a rant about how laziness is a trait for Blacks (screenshot from Google Books). But again, there's a motive -- selling more books, so we continue

  • How about the time that he took out a full page ad in the NYT advocating bringing back the death penalty for 5 Black men who were proved innocent by DNA evidence in a rape case. Of course, he must have just been standing up for the rule of law, and they did confess (although most say under duress)

  • Or how bout that time during the campaign where he claimed Jews wouldn't support him because he didn't want their money, and they wanted to control the politicians


    I don't expect to convince you, nor do I even want to argue this further. But if you don't see any reason why people might consider him to be racist aside from MSM, you're deluding yourself.
u/AngMoKio · 8 pointsr/worldnews
u/throwbacklyrics · 8 pointsr/nba

Sounds like Marcus said "author of..." (about to refer to this book: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Miraculous-Rise-Steph-Curry/dp/1501147838) and goaded Steph, who obviously knew what was up, and Steph said "...shut up man..." jokingly. Pretty funny to see them clowning around.

u/mitch44c · 7 pointsr/television
u/TheCultureOfCritique · 7 pointsr/DnD

These are both good reads for nerds and novices:

u/TheRealCJ · 6 pointsr/MURICA
  1. Dog whistle words, and the connotations that the black president is failing to control all black people. Let's face it, he's using the word "thug" the same way that the alt-right use the word "thug."

  2. It's the quote about the Khans. He's heavily implying that because of their religion and nationality, that Khan's wife is forbidden to speak.

  3. link

  4. The quote was spoken on Morning Joe in regards to Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who agreed to hear the class-action suit against Trump. Trump is implying that because he (a second-generation hispanic born in the USA) is "mexican," he is hearing the case out of spite for Trump.

  5. Really? The implication that a black president is illegitimate and possibly a 'muslim' based on absolutely nothing, and demanding to see his birth certificate isn't racist? Just because he adds "I don't know" and "Somebody told me" doesn't mean it isn't his own thoughts. He's just dressing them up in bullshit to try to take the heat off himself and claim that he's just repeating someone else's ideas.
u/noooonan · 6 pointsr/conspiracy

Shit it’s already out.. just purchased

Filthy Rich: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein – The Billionaire’s Sex Scandal https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455542644/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TEvwDb68T7Z1Q

u/NeptLudi · 6 pointsr/AdviceAnimals
u/yellowstuff · 6 pointsr/nfl
u/EdmondDantes71 · 6 pointsr/todayilearned

There seems to be a lot mindless hate here toward him, but being halfway through his biography, The Snowball i see him as a brilliant, humble and rational man, who admires honesty above all things. The hatred we seem to have towards the banking industry culture (and also large investors by association) is vastly different to the way Buffet has approached his life, and i don't mean just by living frugally.

Read the chapter on Salomon where a large financial co in 1991 was thoroughly mismanaged and almost went under. It had a casino like approach (sound familiar?), and whole branches of employees who still expected to be paid huge bonuses as the co was almost going under. The way Buffet approached this when he was made interim president was something quite eye opening considering this all happened in 91.

He has always argued that the rich pay too little taxes. The anecdote about his secretary is something he's been talking about for decades (and not just now when Obama is trying to use some of Buffet's clout to push for these tax increases). He's also consistently argued that capital gains tax should be increased and that the estate tax should never have been reduced/eliminated. He is a big belief that America should never develop a rich class, and that the society created and funded by the government that allowed the rich to get rich in the first place should be given to every one and every generation. The ovarian lottery concept is something i always bring up to those who believe that they earned everything on their on merit (next time someone argues for tax cuts for the rich ask them whether if they had a choice where they were born would they choose to be born in the US with taxes or be born in Bangladesh and pay no tax).

Even some of his conduct has helped shaped financial systems for the better, like making Coca Cola (who hes on the board for) be one of the first companies to put stock options for management on the books. This helped other big co came around and it eventually became mandatory (The very fact that it was optional before seems ludicrous, and shows the many ways the financial industry simply views regulations as constraints on maximizing profit rather than the rules that govern a system to ensure it works efficiently)

There a whole lot of other stuff and I really recommend people read that book (though it is long), merely for a glance at how it is possible to be a moral and ethical investor and manager. It's obviously slanted toward showing him in a favourable light but that doesn't negate any of the good he's done (and i havent even mentioned the philanthropic work hes doing with Gates, or the fact hes giving nearly all of his money away upon his death)

u/TiaDoBatman · 5 pointsr/brasil

Livro: Brazillionaires

Site: depende do assunto. O que queres saber? Quem é quem na política? Se for o caso recomendo acompanhar o jornal Nexo mas sempre com uma Wikipédia do lado

Se for operação lava jato tem um 60 minutes apresentado por Anderson Cooper sobre

De qualquer forma precisa de alguns dias para saber que que tá rolando. No mais da pra dar uma seguida na Reuters ou the intercept ou BBC ou El País ou qualquer veículo estrangeiro na seção Brasil que eles dão um resumo bom

Also: video dos vlogbrothers sobre a crise política brasileira (um pouco datado já)

u/ReverendSalem · 5 pointsr/KotakuInAction

> It If I Did It

Now available in paperback...

u/eatmyshorts5 · 4 pointsr/nba

I found that More than a game by Phil Jackson was an excellent book. It basically is a look into the life and coaching philosophy of one of the greatest coaches of all time as well as an inside look into the 2000 champion Lakers.

Also the Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons is an essential read for all NBA fans.

EDIT: I recently also read the Jordan Rules by Sam Smith. It isn't a particularly eye opening book, but basically it's about the 1990-1991 NBA championship season from the Chicago Bulls perspective, and also a look into MJ's transformation from a ball hogging douchebag to the greatest of all time. Good read.

u/SwaggersaurusWrecks · 4 pointsr/warriors

Wow $26?!

You can get it on amazon for $16.25 right now.

u/FlyingSheng · 4 pointsr/flying
u/adavenewworlddotcom · 4 pointsr/todayilearned

He bought that for his wife (who spent a lot of her time there but has since passed away). He rarely spent any time there. http://www.amazon.com/The-Snowball-Warren-Buffett-Business/dp/0553384619/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335731209&sr=8-1

u/slackie911 · 4 pointsr/Economics
u/10b-5 · 3 pointsr/law
u/ak235 · 3 pointsr/technology

The man's a swindler not an expert on transportation. If he's saying this kind of crap then he's heavily invested personally in electric car technology.

Tom Bowers book covered nearly ALL of his misdealings and is damning. Branson sued for libel in England (where the standard is far lower than in the US) and lost.

https://www.amazon.com/Branson-Tom-Bower/dp/0007266766

Branson remains the most popular 'business figure' in the UK while also being a charlatan of the highest order.

u/30K100M · 3 pointsr/nfl
u/GamesinaBit · 3 pointsr/OutOfTheLoop

Yes, but is legally unable to have a second trial.

u/thedawgboy · 3 pointsr/politics

No they did not. The "If" is still there. They just had it printed really, really small. If you magnify the picture, and look really close at the "i" in "I did it" you will see the word "if" printed in red.

https://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934#reader_0825305934

EDIT: they did add the subtitle "Confessions of THE Killer"

u/Seamus_Duncan · 3 pointsr/serialpodcast
u/GI_X_JACK · 3 pointsr/history

https://www.amazon.com/Hells-Angel-Barger-Angels-Motorcycle/dp/0060937548/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501713583&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=Hells+Angel+Sony+Barger

Hell's Angel by Sony Barger, who was President of 81 from the 50s through the 70s.

He talks about hippies in his book. He mentions the merry pranksters as well, and they like the Merry Pranksters. He also mentions how HST introduced them to acid.

One thing that did stick out is that they got a long with San Francisco hippies, because they were just bums hanging out in the park, getting high, like them.

When they met Berkley hippies, who they felt where more about politics, and those politics where anti-American, they didn't like 'em.

u/aguafiestas · 2 pointsr/changemyview

This is the book in question. I linked to an article about it elsewhere in the comment chain, but this is the book that is the source of the quote. It is by a former President of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.

When asked about the book in 1999, Trump said "The stuff O’Donnell wrote about me is probably true." Here's a link for that.

u/helodriver · 2 pointsr/investing

She wrote a biography about him. I thought it was pretty good, really enjoyed reading it.

u/mulls · 2 pointsr/sanfrancisco

Interesting local history. This was commissioned by homeowner Pat Montandon, biological mother of author Sean Wilsey who wrote Oh The Glory of it All, personally one of my favorite books ever, delving into San Francisco high society and all sorts of dysfunction. The book created a real stir amongst the Pacific Heights set when it was written 9 years ago.

u/Rhyhorny_af · 2 pointsr/todayilearned

He didn't just want to write it, he did.

If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

u/StarWolve · 2 pointsr/motorcycles

Here's a list, off the top of my head - I know all these are on my bookshelf, but I'm probably missing a few more:

Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club by Sonny Barger

Freedom: Credos from the Road by Sonny Barger

Ridin' High, Livin' Free: Hell-Raising Motorcycle Stories by Ralph Sonny Barger

Dead in 5 Heartbeats by Sonny Barger

Under and Alone by William Queen

No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels by Jay Dobyns

Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library) by Hunter S. Thompson

Street Justice by Chuck Zito

The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club by Bill Hayes

Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by Neil Peart

The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa by Neil Peart

Against the Wind: A Rider's Account of the Incredible Iron Butt Rally by Ron Ayres

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford

Honda CB750: The Complete Story by Mark Haycoc

Shovelhead Red The Drifter's Way by Roy Yelverton

Shovelhead Red-Ridin' Out by Roy Yelverton

A Twist of the Wrist 2: The Basics of High-Performan​ce Motorcycle Riding by Keith Code

Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques by Lee Parks


Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig - Still my favorite. A high school english teacher bought it for me when he found out I had just passed my motorcycle road test. I've read it at least 15 times, and get something new from it each time.


But the best recommendation - Buy the FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL for your bike and read it. Read it often, until you can almost turn to the exact page for each procedure.

u/RahAbasd2 · 2 pointsr/toronto



The Star reported the beating last week, although without mention of the motive.

The author describes himself as "a narcissistic sociopath whose ego is bigger than Kim Kardashian’s ass". link

u/seifd · 2 pointsr/DnD

Someone else has suggested Playing at the World. However, you should be warned that its very detailed and quite long. If you want a lighter history, I'd suggest Of Dice & Men. Also, a biography of Gary Gygax called Empire of Imagination came out recently. I haven't read it yet, so I can't give an opinion on it.

u/lucidviolet · 2 pointsr/pics

Casey Anthony should buy OJ's book, If I Did It. I'm sure she'll be able to relate.

u/whyenn · 2 pointsr/PoliticalOpinions

I know, right? There's ZERO evidence he's racist!

That's why it's so terrible how Lindsey Graham called Trump a racist.
And it's sure wrong for this black Republican congressperson to think he's racist.
And this one.
Where do those black republican lawmakers get off?

Republican kingmaker Eric Erickson called Trump racist.
Paul Ryan called Trump's comments racist. The nerve.
They must be crazy!

I love how Trump's response ("You have people on both sides") and refusal to apologize to the innocent Central Five this year- the kids he advertised he wanted to kill- was the same as his response to the Nazi rally that DID kill people. That definitely proves he's not racist. His shit-hole countries comment- all black- reported by Republican and Democrat lawmakers the following day, that was great. Not racist. How he denied Bermuda refugees because the could tell they some were "gang members" as an excuse for not helping them instead of simply not helping them... that's just good politics. And his fears that Nigerian would "never go back to their huts"? Well, that's just the lamestream press, out to get our non-racist president. The fact he totally caved on this discrimination suit doesn't prove anything- he just couldn't win it. Not racism. Because he was willing to date with a beautiful biracial model. SO. NOT. RACIST. The guy who claimed- before anyone took Trump's campaign for President seriously- that Trump made all the black people come off the floor in his casino before he went out is the real racist. And the 1991 biography that talked of Trump's racism "laziness is a trait in blacks"? Just the media playing the long game. Why, back in 1991 they thought that "you always suspected that beneath his crude, callow, shallow exterior lay a crude, callow, shallow interior." They must have known he'd run for president some day, and had it in for him back then.

I like his belief that he's genetically superior, and that his "German blood" is "great stuff"; how his "winning" comes from genes, genes that some people just don't have. That's just good (1930's era) science! It also totally mirrors the 1990 interview he gave to a long time acquaintance which discusses a copy of Mein Kempf he claimed he "got from a friend". Of course his wife said he "kept by his bed" ...how dare she. He divorced her right around then and paid her millions to keep her mouth shut. That sure taught her! (He also paid his next wife millions to not publish her book on him. What are you gonna do. Except not be racist. Like Trump.)

So let this clear the air once and for all.

  • Trump is not racist.
  • There is Zero evidence.
  • And anyone who thinks otherwise is a deranged anti-Republican.

    End of story.
u/blackinthmiddle · 2 pointsr/pics

If you're going to scream Bull shit, you should be certain of what you talk about. Without a doubt, Jordan introduced long shorts and everyone til this day in the NBA copies it. Read The Jordan Rules if you want the history. Jordan wore his North Carolina jerseys under his game shorts for every game. Nike even mentioned it in a commercial he made with Spike Lee.

Edit: Here, read this.

u/Evsie · 2 pointsr/news

I mean, he literally wrote a book saying he did it. I think it's about as settled as it's going to get.

u/feedmefries · 2 pointsr/politics

wE WoNt SlEeP uNtIl We FiNd tHe ReAl KiLLeR

What's next, you working on a book called "If They Did It"

u/rangoon03 · 2 pointsr/The_Donald

lol, reading this post's title I was instantly reminded of this: https://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934

"If I rigged a nomination, this is how I would do it"

u/Taurothar · 2 pointsr/todayilearned

Not many innocent people who are free from double jeopardy would write a tell all of "This is how I would have done it" book.

u/RegMackworthy · 2 pointsr/nba

I like books where the author spends a season with a team and Seven Seconds or Less about the Nash/Marion/Amare Suns is a really fun read.

Not from this decade, and it's a lot longer and more serious material, but I highly recommend The Jordan Rules as well.

u/albertcamusjr · 2 pointsr/nba

"Last decade" -

Book of Basketball

Dream Team

When the Game was Ours

Not Last Decade, but you should read anyway -

The Jordan Rules

u/KittensTiger · 2 pointsr/Economics

Warren Buffett is one of those people who is absolutely brilliant at one thing while being nearly dysfunctional in most other things.

Read his biography if you are more curious about him as a person.

u/EveRommel · 2 pointsr/changemyview

one of Trump's former colleagues recalled him saying, "Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day."

http://www.amazon.com/Trumped-Inside-Trump-His-Cunning-Spectacular/dp/067173735X

So I may have gotten Trump mixed up with another Republican canidate on the poor blacks. I Will edit that.

Trump wants to deport 11 million people forcefully who are mainly of Asian or Latino decent. He is not offering them a way to become citizens and he doesn't even talk much about massive reforms to our immigration system.

Trump was firm concerning restrictions in immigration. “I’m opposed to new people coming in,” he said. “We have to take care of the people who are here.”
Source: nytimes.com/library/politics , Dec 10, 1999

No that is him continuing to assert that Chinese and other Asian manufactoring countries have teamed up to create a conspiracy about global warming so they can bring us down or something.

He never talks this way about Germany or Poland or Russia. He seems to target Asian and Latino countries with 25% tarriffs and talks of commiting war crimes on the middle east.

The last few mass shootings were done by white Christians, some of the biggest attacks on America were done by White people but after 2 shootings we should force all Muslims to register and there should be a travel ban?

Again he maybe a friend of Israel but he is a bigot.

u/Legs11 · 2 pointsr/books

I started on Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters, by Chesley Sullenberger. He was the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 that landed on the Hudson River last year.

I got about 15 pages in, and had to put it down. I have never read a less coherent, meandering ramble before in my life. It's like listening to Grampa Simpson.

u/splat313 · 2 pointsr/IAmA

3 - He has also frequently said that buying Berkshire Hathaway was the worst invement he's ever made. Berkshire Hathaway was a failing textile company that he bought in the era when textile companies across the US were closing down. Back then Buffett was making investments through many smaller companies and I believe the SEC required him to start consolidating his activities. Berkshire Hathaway was one of the places he started consolidating his activities to.


If the OP is serious about wanting to learn about Warren Buffett, they should read The Snowball. It is an exhaustively detailed book about life written a few years ago by an author that interviewed him over several years. I finished it a few months ago and loved it.

u/sauropodskull · 2 pointsr/books

"Oh the Glory of It All" by Sean Wilsey. It made me laugh and relate a lot, even though the writer (it's a biography) grew up in a wealthy (dysfunctional, obviously) family in San Francisco. http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Glory-All-Sean-Wilsey/dp/0143036912

I think his mother wrote another biography based on her own life as a "reply", called "Oh, the Hell of All" - haven´t read it though.

u/Danny_the_Intern · 2 pointsr/iamverysmart

I was gonna guess OJ Simpson

u/Logical_Phallusy · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Good question... he was the only teacher I have ever seen who drove a Bentley. He taught his son Calculus when he was only in 8th grade. Their entire family is ridiculously smart and physically fit. All extremely nice people too.

I'm assuming that he had accomplished enough at that point and enjoyed the slower, more family-friendly life of teaching.

Edit: Here is a snippet on his official teacher bio:

> For a look at my early work in applied statistics, see:
http://www-tech.mit.edu/archives/VOL_099/TECH_V099_S0589_P002.pdf

>The "applied statistics" (professional blackjack) team that we founded has
lasted for several decades, and well after I left the team their activities
led to the book "Bringing Down the House":
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743249992/002-0751272-6137616?v=glance&n=283155

u/soyymilk · 2 pointsr/warriors
u/Plant-Medicine · 1 pointr/ChrisRayGun

Just watched this. As someone who's old enough to remember the shitshow media circus of the trial, the part of the vid showing Nicole's body was pretty shocking to me, I wasn't expecting it, and I actually had to stop for a minute. Of course the crime scene photos are easy to find online... her family deserved better, but ultimately, OJ had more money - USA, best justice money can buy. They did win a civil suit against him for wrongful death and battery, but his sorry ass still stayed out of jail. His cocksucker lawyer died in 2005 from a heart attack, so that's a positive.

Simpson published a book in 2008 titled, "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer", guess what that shit is about. The Goldman's won the rights to the book in 2007.

https://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934

u/Washbag · 1 pointr/videos

http://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934#

The rights to the book were awarded to the family of one of the victims.

u/ATLShadow · 1 pointr/pics

Article 1: Ha. Starting off strong. The meme came from a site and creator who has plenty of anti-Semitic content. The suspension of disbelief is strong with you if you think it was just coincidence that the star was six pointed.

Article 2: I guess you agree with this?

Article 3-6: He's consistently applauding the strong arm tactics of authoritarians. There's no white washing that.

Article 7: Yes, because the KKK kept and published their membership we should be able to find it all. I'll admit though, that this is the one that is impossible to prove without further evidence.

Articles 8, 9, 11: It doesn't seem relevant that there is a significant amount of white supremacy and anti-semitic speech coming from his official and unofficial supporters?

Article 10: Ok, you don't like that? How about this quote “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.”

u/Achromicat · 1 pointr/pics

The context is nonexistent, because he didn't say it. The only source you will find for that is a book that was written to defame Trump, this book here: https://www.amazon.com/Trumped-Inside-Trump-His-Cunning-Spectacular/dp/067173735X The same source that people cite when they quote Donald Trump as saying things like black people are lazy.

u/redditready1986 · 1 pointr/conspiracy

Here are some more. Not only is he a racist but he has the vocabulary of a 1st grader


I have a great relationship with the blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks.”




. “Our great African-American president hasn’t exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore.”




 “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys wearing yarmulkes… Those are the only kind of people I want counting my money. Nobody else…Besides that, I tell you something else. I think that’s guy’s lazy. And it’s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks,” John O’Donnell, a former president of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, quoted Trump saying to him in his 1991 book. In May 1997, Trump was asked about his comment during an interview with Playboy, and he confirmed that “the stuff” O’Donnell wrote about him were “probably true.”



A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. . . . If I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage,” Trump said in a 1989 interview with Bryant Gumbel.





They don’t look like Indians to me and they don’t look like Indians to Indians,” Trump said about his Native American casino competitors during a 1993 Congressional committee hearing on casinos operated and owned by Native American tribes.




Look, I’m a negotiator like you folks; we’re negotiators,” Trump said while giving a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in December.




“Who the f knows? I mean, really, who knows how much the Japs will pay for Manhattan property these days?” Trump said referring to Japanese people during a January 1989 Time magazine profile.



He doesn't have a birth certificate, or if he does, there's something on that certificate that is very bad for him. Now, somebody told me -- and I have no idea if this is bad for him or not, but perhaps it would be -- that where it says 'religion,' it might have 'Muslim.' And if you're a Muslim, you don't change your religion, by the way," Trump said of Obama during a March 2011 appearance on The Laura Ingram show.



Here is an interactive hate map


https://americasvoice.org/trumphatemap/


Is this why you resonate with him

>This is a large part of his appeal. He articulates the frustration and bewilderment of that section of uneducated, unskilled, low-paid white America, whose wages have stagnated and social mobility has stalled that is nostalgic for its local privileges and global status. In recent times, they have lost wars, jobs, houses and confidence.

u/Coder357 · 1 pointr/PoliticalMemes

I tried and failed. They are all too good. Honestly though, I don't think any quotes speak as loudly as denying housing to black people. : https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/politics/donald-trump-housing-race.html

The quotes were gathered from this website: https://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-racist-15-controversial-quotes-president-elect-said-about-blacks-2447531

The question of "Is Donald Trump Racist?" has been very well documented. It is a bit tricky to work Google though.

“If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me,” Trump said in response to Khizr Kahn, the father of fallen Muslim Army Captain Humayun Khan, after his Democratic National Convention speech in July.

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists… And some, I assume, are good people,” Trump said while announcing his campaign in June 2016. 

“Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys wearing yarmulkes… Those are the only kind of people I want counting my money. Nobody else…Besides that, I tell you something else. I think that’s guy’s lazy. And it’s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks,” John O’Donnell, a former president of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, quoted Trump saying to him in his 1991 book. In May 1997, Trump was asked about his comment during an interview with Playboy, and he confirmed that “the stuff” O’Donnell wrote about him were “probably true.”

“A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. . . . If I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage,” Trump said in a 1989 interview with Bryant Gumbel.

“He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico. The answer is, he is giving us very unfair rulings – rulings that people can’t even believe,” Trump said about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who oversaw a class action lawsuit against Trump University. Curiel is a U.S. citizen who was born in Indiana.

"He doesn't have a birth certificate, or if he does, there's something on that certificate that is very bad for him. Now, somebody told me -- and I have no idea if this is bad for him or not, but perhaps it would be -- that where it says 'religion,' it might have 'Muslim.' And if you're a Muslim, you don't change your religion, by the way," Trump said of Obama during a March 2011 appearance on The Laura Ingram show.

u/shaolin_shadowboxing · 1 pointr/IAmA

I'm no expert, but I read the book Bringing Down the House (http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Down-House-Students-Millions/dp/0743249992/). One of the things they said was that the scheme was to have one person counting cards and betting a small amount then when the count got good, they would signal and someone would come over and bet large amounts.

u/teacherecon · 1 pointr/television

Perhaps writing an eyewitness account would be enough? If I Did It

u/aggressivehumility · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Remember the time he wrote that book, "I totes didn't kill my wife, but if i did, here's how i would have done it."

EDIT: Oh dear, it's still for sale: http://www.amazon.com/If-Did-It-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396920966&sr=8-1&keywords=oj+simpson+book

u/KopOut · 1 pointr/cringe

Don't despair. Here is her publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

True story.

Source

PS - The "book" is 82 pages long.

u/RahAbasd · 1 pointr/toronto

The Star reported the beating last week, although without mention of the motive.

The author describes himself as "a narcissistic sociopath whose ego is bigger than Kim Kardashian’s ass". link

u/rayoman67 · 1 pointr/DnD

This is a good book about Gary Gygax.

http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Imagination-Gygax-Dungeons-Dragons/dp/1632862794


According to this book, Dave Arneson wasn't the most organized game designer.

u/Jigsus · 1 pointr/videos

www.amazon.com/Branson-Tom-Bower/dp/0007266766/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1393870524&sr=8-6&keywords=branson

Read this then

u/Felador · 1 pointr/news
u/gillisthom · 1 pointr/todayilearned

I read it in this somewhere, his wife and children got generous shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. I forgot the amount, but somewhere in the ballpark of 20 million worth of stock (at the time) to each of his kids, enough to live well on but not exactly uber rich.

u/empleadoEstatalBot · 1 pointr/vzla

> Name found in Epstein’s black book.
> The caricature playboy heartthrob at the front of Duran Duran.
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book.
> A white-collar defense attorney to the stars, Lefcourt has also represented Black Panther Huey P. Newton, Sid Vicious, Tracy Morgan, Russell Crowe, insider trader Michael Milken, and Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti. Lefcourt was formerly married to the daughter of Mortimer Sackler, founder of OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma. —Matt Stieb
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> Lefkowitz negotiated the terms of Epstein’s negligently lenient plea deal with his former Kirkland & Ellis colleague Alexander Acosta. Now at Columbia Law, he served in both Bush administrations, as director of Cabinet affairs for H.W. and deputy executive secretary to the Domestic Policy Council and special envoy for human rights in North Korea for W. —Matt Stieb
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book.
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book and on Epstein’s private jet log.
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> She was there at the socialites’ dos: Cornelia Guest’s holiday bash, Georgette Mosbacher’s party for the writer Michael Gross. At real-estate mogul Aby Rosen’s birthday, at Harvey Weinstein’s cocktail party. At film screenings and store openings and fashion shows, at Tina Brown’s home and Arianna Huffington’s and the Time 100 Gala. For years, though not lately, Maxwell was a constant on the New York social scene in its most Upper East iteration. She was a friend of everyone, if an intimate of few.
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> Maxwell seemed to know many rich and powerful men — articles mention her dining with Bill Clinton, photos show her partying with Elon Musk and deep in conversation with Stephen Schwarzman — but her most durable connection has been with Epstein. She was, as he once put it, his “best friend.” Maxwell, 57, has been accused in civil suits of serving as his procuress, luring women and girls into Epstein’s web.
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> In court documents, Epstein’s accusers allege that Maxwell — who denies all and has never been criminally charged — acted as a recruiter, an instructor, and in some cases a participant in the abuse he practiced. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims Maxwell recruited her on behalf of Epstein when Giuffre was a 16-year-old spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, where Epstein has a home, said much of her grooming came from Maxwell. “The training started immediately,” Giuffre said in a video interview with the Miami Herald. “It was everything down to how to give a blow job, how to be quiet, be subservient, give Jeffrey what he wants.”
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> “Every pretty girl in New York, in those days, Ghislaine would invite to Jeffrey’s,” said Euan Rellie, an investment banker and social fixture who has known Maxwell for years and who, along with his wife, the author and socialite Lucy Sykes, was a fellow guest at a dinner for Prince Andrew at Epstein’s townhouse in the early aughts. Maxwell and Epstein had been attached, but she was “now an employee of his, as I understood it,” Rellie said. “Her job was to jazz up his social life by getting fashionable young women to show up.” He presumed the young women to be in their 20s.
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> Tabloid reports on Maxwell claim she managed Epstein’s properties from his office on Madison Avenue, which appeared in public records for many years as one of Maxwell’s addresses. Epstein, for his part, said she wasn’t on the payroll, yet she did errands for him: hunted for a yoga teacher in California and acted as intermediary when he wanted to give his friend the billionaire Les Wexner a family portrait painted by Nelson Shanks.
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> Maxwell arrived in New York in the early ’90s, on the cusp of her 30th birthday. English-born and poshly educated, she was the favorite daughter of Robert Maxwell, the English media mogul, whose holdings included newspapers, notably the tabloid Daily Mirror in London, and the Macmillan publishing house in the U.S. Ghislaine had founded a social club for women in London and worked for another of her father’s papers, and, according to the New York Post, she came as his emissary to American society when he bought the New York Daily News in 1991.
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> For a woman seen everywhere about town, she is curiously silent in the press, except where ocean conservation is concerned. In 2008, she hosted a cocktail party for the board of the nonprofit Oceana at her townhouse on East 65th Street. And by 2012, she had launched the TerraMar Project, a conservation nonprofit of her own, of which, according to tax filings, she was president but from which she drew no salary. She gave a ted Talk about its work and talked it up at the U.N. and in the press, which credited TerraMar as her “brainchild.”
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book and on Epstein’s private jet log.
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book.
> The former senator was appointed the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland by President Clinton and was an architect of the Good Friday Agreement. He called Epstein a “friend,” and the address book lists a dozen numbers for him under the heading “Piper, Rudnick,” the name of the Washington law firm where Mitchell was a partner.
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book.
> Epstein’s “close friend since the early 1980s,” according to the 2003 profile of Epstein written by Vicky Ward in Vanity Fair: “Monckton recalls Epstein telling her that her daughter, Domenica, who suffers from Down syndrome, needed the sun, and that Rosa should feel free to bring her to his house in Palm Beach anytime.”
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> Name found in Epstein’s black book.
> Murdoch has two numbers — one New York, one California — listed in the address book.
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> The legendary patent troll turned impresario of molecular gastronomy dined at Epstein’s home.
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u/clkou · 1 pointr/videos

Read "The Jordan Rules" and see if you still feel that way.

u/mavol · 1 pointr/videos
u/bitter_truth_ · 1 pointr/programming
u/dventimi · 1 pointr/politics

> Yes. There is two funds [sic]

Then why didn't you say so earlier? You lose credibility when you leave out important parts of the story. It makes me wonder if you knew about the other trust fund before I told you. After all, your comments so far haven't ruled out that possibility. If it turns out that I have to teach you about basic details like this, then this is what's going to make me feel like I'm explaining quantum physics to a layperson. I'll have to tap reserves of patience that I confess I may not have.

> but they have zero dollars in them at the end of the year.

Not according to the program's Trustees (page 46):

"The total assets of the trust fund amounted to $220.4 billion on
December 31, 2012. During calendar year 2013, total revenue
amounted to $251.1 billion, and total expenditures were
$266.2 billion. Total assets thus decreased by $15.0 billion during the
year to $205.4 billion on December 31, 2013."


> Medicare is a drain on the general fund.

You're starting to repeat mantras, like talismans against a rising tide of evidence, or like a Christian true believer trying to ward off the vicissitudes of history.

> He has a book

All sorts of people have books. That hardly means anything. But a link to the relevant writing would be useful.

> here he is on Stewart during his tour

In which visit he asserts many things that are highly debatable yet fails to say anything about Medicare.

As for the "60 Minutes" video that you linked to (thanks for that, by the way, I mean it), I haven't got time to view it now but will get to it in a bit.

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u/VagabondVivant · 1 pointr/BlackPeopleTwitter

He kinda already did.

u/Guidonculous · 1 pointr/audiophile

Dude, please stop.

The Walter Isaacson biography was a complete disaster. If that's the best thing you've read about Apple its very clear why you are so misinformed. Isaacson had never worked with Jobs prior, and had NO understanding of the material he was covering. Many people who knew Steve well guessed he did this intentionally to add to his mystique.

https://daringfireball.net/2012/02/walter_isaacson_steve_jobs

https://daringfireball.net/2011/11/getting_steve_jobs_wrong

If you'd like to read a high quality biography by two journalists who had worked closely with Jobs for over 40 years and watched Jobs grow as a human and CEO, it's called Becoming Steve Jobs.
https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Steve-Jobs-Evolution-Visionary/dp/0385347405

The author which the book is written from the perspective of had spent many a late Sunday night with Jobs processing what had happened the week prior in off the record conversations. It's excellent, and it actually explains why his time with NeXT was necessary, why NeXT is the core of everything Apple has done since, and what happened at Pixar, which were all completely glossed over by Isaacson

How does Chromecast work: "Chromecast acts as a transmitter between your TV and your streaming video provider, like a cable box or an antenna. Netflix (or YouTube, or Hulu, or Google Play) broadcasts content to your Chromecast, which then displays on your TV. To learn how to use it with a mobile device, consult the Tom's Guide how-to." and "Chromecast has access to video and audio content from many services. Google keeps track of many of these on its official site, although there is no comprehensive list. Ever since Google released the software development kit for Chromecast, new apps have been springing up frequently, so keep an eye out for more apps."

In 2014 Google released an SDK which allowed for 3rd parties to develop apps which scan content on your phone and allow you to play stream it locally. None of these Apps are first party, and all of them require developer support.

In contrast, AirPlay works at the OS level, so absolutely any content which can display or playback on my device can be streamed via AirPlay, without support from 3rd parties. In practice, this means I can use my AppleTV as a true second display for my monitor, and can stream games to it to play on my TV, or can be streaming something while also playing the game on my computer.

Additionally, AirPlay will work with content which is explicitly attempting to block streaming, and thus could not work with Chromecast. As an example, prior to HBO Go, HBO attempted to block streaming, but I could use AirPlay anyway. TNT followed suit, and I was able to watch TNT from my iPad for 4 years before they decided to make a proper app.

You are correct that iOS devices only let you stream to 1 device at a time. AirPlay actually has been capable of more, as you've been able to AirPlay to multiple devices at once from iTunes for over a decade. I'm not sure why you are saying Chromecast can do this functionality, because according to reality and Google themselves, you cannot. https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/K7peQRnrF4Q

AirPlay 2 will play to multiple devices at once, but it actually goes a step further enabling multi-room and scene support through HomeKit. This is not a rumor, as Apple explicitly laid out this functionality in their keynote, which you clearly have not watched.

I have no idea why you are brining up 4k TVs and Chromebooks, I'm glad you enjoy the products. By the way, if you think your pictures look good on a 4k TV, you should see how they look on the P3 5k iMac display which offers a few extra hundred million colors over the nicest OLED 4K TV money can buy.

As for Chromebooks in school, I'm sorry your school has no regards for your students privacy. https://www.thatoldnews.site/news/2017/4/21/the-cost-of-free?rq=chromebooks

Chromebooks are a nice thin client, and I'm very happy your wife is enjoying hers. They can become a much more useful machine if you decide to install linux on them. https://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-chromebook-with-crouton/

Apple still does very well in the education market, and when I was helping teach some 5 year olds to code, we asked them to draw a computer. They all drew iPads. Also, more important than what people are forced to use for free is what they choose to buy with their own money. MacBooks still dominate college campuses and coffee houses, so your fears might be a tad off base. Regardless, you seem to be pulling at straws here though, because this couldn't be more off topic.

So, in summary, no I do not need to rewrite my meticulously researched book which includes an Appendix to the over 1,000 reviews and product breakdowns I link to and source throughout the book. It includes the most in-depth review\breakdown as well as a video review for every major product revision (hardware and software) since 2004.

For someone your age, it is very concerning you have not learned how to grasp when someone is more knowledgeable on a topic than you and be willing to learn from them. I'm not sure how old you think I am, but it's likely far older than you're guessing. That said, it couldn't be a less relevant point in any conversation, so I'm not going to get involved in your pissing contests.

At literally every stage of this conversation you have shown yourself to be well outside of your depth. I will no longer be replying to your comments until it becomes clear you've taken the time to be a rational player in this conversation.

u/kfh227 · 1 pointr/Divorce



4. Hang out with people that are legitimately loved by others.


As depicted in Buffett's biography, "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life," Buffett once was asked by Georgia Tech students about his greatest success and greatest failure, to which he responded: "When you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you." He adds, "I know people who have a lot of money ... but the truth is that nobody in the world loves them....that's the ultimate test of how you have lived your life." Buffett nails it with one final statement on the secret to being loved: "The trouble with love is that you can't buy it ... The only way to get love is to be lovable ... The more you give love away, the more you get."

u/LeZygo · 1 pointr/nba

It's what fueled him - making him think everyone was against him and he had something to prove. It worked clearly, but socially not so much. Check out the book The Jordan Rules.

u/losermedia · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I have an unhealthy obsession about the royal family, okay?, jesus maybe I would just do better in Antarctica. I wonder if I can have wifi there?

u/ScottL1234 · 1 pointr/Epstein

Ok enlighten us all to what a pedophile and a Nazi is smarty pants.

There’s a great book by James Patterson - Filthy Rich https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Billionaires-Scandal-Shocking/dp/1455542644





I don’t know, my personal opinion is the term pedophile should bring shame to those who are actually pedophiles so I’m ok with the word pedophile being an insult that goes double for nazis too. I get what you’re doing, your touching on nuance. I still don’t understand your intentions, other than you’re saying you don’t believe he is a pedophile, but a rapist. So why is it that you believe he only abused teens and not any girls under 12?

I know about national socialism, I’ve read mein kampf.

Also, what is the definition of a hebephile? A man who likes pubescent girls? Girls and boys can enter puberty as young as 8 or 9 years old. If an 8 year old has their period, is that not pedophilia? Or would the person who has a “fetish” for pubescent girls not be a pedophile because the girl has had her period, entered puberty.

u/AveofSpades · 1 pointr/nba

Read any book about the NBA at that time ie the Jordan Rules, The Franchise by Stauth, etc.

I know many of you don't remember the 80s at all, or were probably not even born. But before Phil Jackson took over the Bulls, Jordan was widely regarded as an elite, flashy scorer in the late 80s, but a selfish ballhog that only cared about scoring, didn't give a damn about his teammates, and was out to pad his numbers.

u/yifes · 1 pointr/AdviceAnimals

That snopes article is with respect to the quote "lazy fools only good at eating, lovmaking, and thuggery." The quote Im referring to is allegedly from the following book: http://www.amazon.com/Trumped-Inside-Trump-His-Cunning-Spectacular/dp/067173735X/ref=la_B000APBB94_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451843508&sr=1-1

u/McCrafty · 1 pointr/books

If you like this, try:

  1. Oh the Glory of it All, Sean Wilsey

  2. 9/10

  3. Memoir, humor

  4. Wilsey tells his story of growing up surrounded by people with just enough wealth to be totally crazy. His life is populated by Dickensian characters and his tone is equal parts bite and acceptance, resulting in a hilarious, colorful memoir.

  5. [Amazon] (http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Glory-All-Sean-Wilsey/dp/0143036912/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335619661&sr=8-1)
u/rhtimsr1970 · 1 pointr/business

>He has.

No, he has not. I've actually read that book. Have you? It's a book to corporate America.

It offers nothing in the way of explanation for the 'have nots' that he so recently loves to wax on about.

I've also read The Snowball - the most comprehensive book about his life, loves, thoughts and mannerisms. It also contains no such advice.

Read both books - or even their book jackets - and then look at my previous comment again.

Your comment about this stock picking method is also off a bit. Buffet is famous for his "value based" picks but he doesn't talking about the value until long after it's paid off for him. He doesn't tell the 'have nots' what to invest in while he's investing in it. He only tells them "they should have" long after.

And if he's so immune to "loose corporate ethics" why did he make millions buying up crashing Goldman Sach's stock a few months before it strangely took off again? This was less than 2 years ago.

Buffet does exactly the same stuff he criticizes his associates about but stops every so often at Good Morning America to cry about how little receptionist makes. I used to have tremendous respect for the man. It's sad what he's allowed his liberal guilt to turn into.

u/Omar_Indeed · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook
u/Ted_Witwer · 1 pointr/scientology

> I'm surprised they let her stay as long as they did.

'Escaping Scientology: An Insider's True Story: My Journey With the Cult of Celebrity Spirituality, Greed and Power'

"Karen's story will show how people become radicalized by extremists. This story is not about rehashing and reliving the trauma of the past. It's a story coming from a survivor/thriver. I strongly encourage people to read this book carefully and thoughtfully, to realize the degree that Scientology has long been exploiting well-known social influence methods and techniques."

u/xHamtaro · 1 pointr/politics

Apart from the examples you probably know about, e.g. mexican rapist comments. The former president of one of his casino's wrote a book in 1991, with much more explicit quotes.

Probably the most well known of which, is "laziness is a trait in blacks. I really believe that".

u/mycroftxxx42 · 1 pointr/TiADiscussion

Well, there was the fact that he said that he was worried about a Federal judge being biased because he was Mexican. You know, the one I mentioned upthread? The one from fucking INDIANA? Calling a judge biased based on his apparent race is... racist! My source is... Donald Trump, who said that shit himself on camera.

Also, upthread, was mention of the Department of Justice going after the property management company that Trump ran twice for racist practices related to black applicants. Discriminating against people based on race in terms of whether or not you will rent to them is... racist! If you need a source on that, there's google.

The, the book written by the former president of his casino. Trumped!: The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump-His Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall. I wish I had an affiliate link. The statement was "Besides that, I've got to tell you something else. I think that the guy is lazy. And it's probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is, I believe that. It's not anything they can control.... Don't you agree?" Do I really have to point out what this is an example of?

So yeah, the guys is what we in the field like to call "really fucking racist", probably just shy of "don't mention blacks around Uncle Ted even if he's sober"-racist. These facts weren't hidden away or never mentioned. I didn't really go hunting for them or engage in anything a junior high English teacher would call research. It's all fairly common knowledge.

Tell me, is any of this really a surprise to you?

Edit: And you edited a bunch of crap into your post. Whatever.

u/mostawesomeguy · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Mug club

QE2

You are most awesome for this. I don't expect to win again but that doesn't mean I won't try

u/milkplantation · 1 pointr/nba

Jordan was absolutely not a leader. I stand by that. Pick up a copy and read The Jordan Rules or Blood On The Horns and I think you'll agree. Was he the Chicago Bulls best player? Absolutely. But this guy punched Steve Kerr in the face, never spoke a word to Dennis Rodman, punched Will Purdue in the face a couple of times, was a dick to and tried to sabotage the career of Bill Cartwright, conned Pippen out of some money, etc. If Jordan played under the watchful eye of today's media, featuring Twitter and Reddit, he would be known as a locker room cancer.

The "myth" is that it was Jordan that won those championships. He went 1-9 in playoff games without Scottie Pippen. To make matters more interesting, Pippen and the Bulls won 55 without Jordan and made the game 7 of the 1993 WCF. MJ played six seasons without winning a championship. Would he have been able to get a ring without his supporting cast and the systems of Phil Jackson? Sure. One? Maybe two? But it's a myth that those Bulls won six championships because of Jordan. One would be more justified suggesting Jordan won six rings because of those Bulls and Phil Jackson.

Edit: Just want to add that I feel like Phil Jackson's systems, and MJ buying into said systems, is what moved Jordan from best of his era, to arguably best of all time. My point with all of this wasn't to further expose MJ, it was to suggest that great players (such as WB) need to buy into quality systems to transcend into elite/generational talents.

u/Silverbritches · 1 pointr/todayilearned

Warren Buffet definitely has a finely-crafted image. He doesn't exactly come from poverty; his dad was a multi-term US Congressman.

If you read "Snowball" though, you see where a lot of who he is comes from; he owned a farm when he was 13 and had a ton of side businesses on the side growing up. A lot of his business sense is innate. [source]

However the book also goes into how screwed up his life is b/c he's successful, and ends up being more of a cautionary tale than anything else. He never had anything resembling a happy marriage and largely ignored his kids growing up. I think while he comes across as a well-balanced 'everyman', his screwed-up personal life really reflects how he sacrificed so much of his life in running Berkshire Hathaway.

u/dangoodspeed · 1 pointr/facepalm

She did put out a self-published book. A very poorly reviewed book.

u/donoteatthatfrog · 1 pointr/investing

It is a biography. Not autobiography.
I really liked that book. I agree with your points.
 

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
by Alice Schroeder
https://amzn.com/0553384619

u/GuruMeditationError · 0 pointsr/startups

I thought Becoming Steve Jobs was a much better book.

u/111UKD111 · 0 pointsr/conspiracy

That's what it says in a book I read about Epstein. It seemed pretty well researched and legitimate:

https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Billionaires-Scandal-Shocking/dp/1455542644

u/KingKongBrandy · 0 pointsr/SquaredCircle

writing a book doesnt automatically qualify you as not stupid:

https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Heiress-Tongue-Chic-Behind/dp/B000WMJ6GA
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Diamonds-Novel/dp/0061137332
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-absolute-dumbest-celebrity-book-deals/cocomademoiselle

for clarification, i never called her stupid. it is just something i imagined in my head, that her drafts required a lot of editing. much like in the referenced seinfeld episode.

u/pizzahedron · 0 pointsr/Jokes

"LAZINESS IS A TRAIT IN BLACKS."

from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Trumped-Inside-Trump-His-Cunning-Spectacular/dp/067173735X

please rationalize this quote.

u/p00pyf4ce · -11 pointsr/politics

Read this book

u/mikeleoncraft · -28 pointsr/conspiracy

SS: Donald Trump banned Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-A-Lago in 1999 after he was caught trying to "recruit" for the lack of a better term. A member's young daughter complained to her wealthy father, that while relaxing she'd been approached and invited out to Epstein's house. The girl said that she had gone and that Epstein tried to get her to undress. The girl's father went directly to Trump, who - in no uncertain terms - told Epstein that he was barred from Mar-A-Lago.

You can read a little more about it in a book by James Patterson called "filthy rich"

https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Billionaires-Scandal-Shocking/dp/1455542644