Andrew Desmond
@andrewmdesmond.bsky.social
Retired former banker. Husband. Proud father of two sons and, now, two grandsons and one granddaughter. North Sydney Bears tragic.
Just finished "Lindbergh" by A Scott Berg. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1V93...? #books
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September 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Just finished "Lindbergh" by A Scott Berg. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1V93...? #books
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Capitalism works when competition decides winners. The President is swapping market tests for political favors—mates rates, not merit. It leads companies to spend more on K Street than R&D. The result: fewer breakthroughs, slower growth, and lower incomes. But it won't happen overnight.
August 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Capitalism works when competition decides winners. The President is swapping market tests for political favors—mates rates, not merit. It leads companies to spend more on K Street than R&D. The result: fewer breakthroughs, slower growth, and lower incomes. But it won't happen overnight.
Just finished "The Peak" by Sam Guthrie. Disappointing. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R22C3... #books #bookreview
Check out this Amazon review of The Peak: An exciting and gripping new espionage thriller and debut novel, perfect for fans of John le Carré, Daniel Silva and Robert Harris
Implausible at Times
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August 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Just finished "The Peak" by Sam Guthrie. Disappointing. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R22C3... #books #bookreview
Just finished "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R180V... #books #bookreview
Check out this Amazon review of Five Decembers
Terrific Crime Fiction
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August 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just finished "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R180V... #books #bookreview
Just finished "Lenin" by Victor Sebestyen. Brilliant biography that is so well written. Highly recommended. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R3BQ9... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror
Brilliant Biography
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August 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Just finished "Lenin" by Victor Sebestyen. Brilliant biography that is so well written. Highly recommended. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R3BQ9... #books #bookreviews
Just finished "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/RT0SQ... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Abundance
Government as the Solution not the Problem
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July 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Just finished "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/RT0SQ... #books #bookreviews
Just finished "Thomas Jefferson" by John Meacham. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R33I8... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Contradictions Amidst Greatness
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July 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just finished "Thomas Jefferson" by John Meacham. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R33I8... #books #bookreviews
Just finished "James" by Percival Everett. What a wonderful book! Highly recommended. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R12GI... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of James: The Bestselling, Award-Winning Sensation
The Adventures of James
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June 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Just finished "James" by Percival Everett. What a wonderful book! Highly recommended. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R12GI... #books #bookreviews
Just finished "Sonny Boy", Al Pacino's memoir. Very disappointing. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R3BQR... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Fails to Deliver
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June 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Just finished "Sonny Boy", Al Pacino's memoir. Very disappointing. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R3BQR... #books #bookreviews
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EXCLUSIVE: Governor Newsom ADDRESSES State and Nation LIVE
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June 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Just finished "Wake in Fright" by Kenneth Cook. Brilliant novel. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/RHC3M... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Wake in Fright: Text Classics
A Descent into Hell
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June 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Just finished "Wake in Fright" by Kenneth Cook. Brilliant novel. Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/RHC3M... #books #bookreviews
Just finished "The Splendid and the Vile" by Erik Larson. Very good Churchill biography. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1NCU... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
One Year in a Life
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June 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just finished "The Splendid and the Vile" by Erik Larson. Very good Churchill biography. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1NCU... #books #bookreviews
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Project 2025 would like a word about steel tariffs:
June 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Project 2025 would like a word about steel tariffs:
Just finished "The Unquiet Grave" by @dervlamctiernan.bsky.social Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R366L... Big fan of this author. #books #bookreviews
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May 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just finished "The Unquiet Grave" by @dervlamctiernan.bsky.social Amazon review: www.amazon.com.au/review/R366L... Big fan of this author. #books #bookreviews
Just finished "Mukiwa" by @petergodwin.bsky.social Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/RAAMZ... Highly recommended. #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
Memoir at its Best
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May 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just finished "Mukiwa" by @petergodwin.bsky.social Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/RAAMZ... Highly recommended. #books #bookreviews
Just finished "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1CHB... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of A People's History of the United States
An Honest Work of History
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May 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Just finished "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1CHB... #books #bookreviews
Just finished "Metropolis" by Philip Kerr, the final book in the Bernie Gunther series. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R2XE3... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Metropolis (A Bernie Gunther Novel)
Bernie Reaches the End of the Line
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April 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Just finished "Metropolis" by Philip Kerr, the final book in the Bernie Gunther series. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R2XE3... #books #bookreviews
Forget the election, this is the news that matters. #auspol #nrl www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
NRL approves revised Perth team expansion bid to bring back the Bears
The ARLC agrees in principle to WA government proposal with existing clubs and Rugby League Players’ Association still to sign off the deal
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April 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Forget the election, this is the news that matters. #auspol #nrl www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Just finished "River of the Gods" by Candice Millard. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1Q07... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
The Nile and its Source
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April 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Just finished "River of the Gods" by Candice Millard. Amazon review: www.amazon.com/review/R1Q07... #books #bookreviews
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Here's my forecast of where the Trump tariff war will end up: He'll negotiate outcomes that are basically identical to the very low (and often zero) tariffs we already have. And declare that he's managed to negotiate low tariffs. Perhaps a political win, but definitely no economic gain.
April 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Here's my forecast of where the Trump tariff war will end up: He'll negotiate outcomes that are basically identical to the very low (and often zero) tariffs we already have. And declare that he's managed to negotiate low tariffs. Perhaps a political win, but definitely no economic gain.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is such an important point that I've updated my chart, just for @jasonfurman.bsky.social
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"It's an extraordinary question to have to ask you, but do you think Donald Trump actually understands how international trade actually works."
April 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"It's an extraordinary question to have to ask you, but do you think Donald Trump actually understands how international trade actually works."
Just finished "Hellhound on His Trail" by Hampton Sides. Excellent work of history on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Recommended. www.amazon.com/review/R3OGJ... #books #bookreviews
Check out this Amazon review of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
History That Reads Like a Thriller
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April 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Just finished "Hellhound on His Trail" by Hampton Sides. Excellent work of history on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Recommended. www.amazon.com/review/R3OGJ... #books #bookreviews