Dott writes in the dust cover blurb that he explores how chiles in China went from obscurity to ubiquity. If that is true, why is he stuck in the past and ignoring the current horticulture of a country that supposedly grows sixteen million tons of fresh chiles a year?
Review of “Bad Blood”
Bad Blood is a book that should be read by every business person anywhere. It’s not only educational, it’s humbling. Despite nearly unlimited funding, these people couldn’t make a success out of a flawed business plan.
Review of Black Flags, Blue Waters
The colonies of America loved the pirates because they spent money–lots of it–to replenish their ships, buying food, liquor, clothing, sailing gear (like lines and anchors) while they stayed and dined at inns, dallied with prostitutes, and bribed government officials.
Review of 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
Besides being an egomaniac and a mass murderer, [Hitler] had at least one other character flaw: he was stupid.
Barnum: The Serial Entrepreneur
“You beat me sky-high, for wherever I went…the constant inquiry was, Do you know Barnum?’”