袁腾飞讲先秦·上古春秋

好久没看袁老师的书籍。其实，这一套书我买了很久。但是，一直不敢开始阅读。理由是，袁老师的书籍很像易老师的书籍，总会让读者爱不释手。之前太忙碌了，根本没勇气拿起这本书。恰好，最近有钱有闲，终于可以做一些自己想要做的事情了，呵呵。。。

结果是。。。这本书只花了我几天的时间。第一，上古春秋的历史我是耳熟能详了。第二，如预期般，袁老师的表现太牛了。一打开第一页，整个人马上就废寝忘食了。袁老师太厉害了！！！

袁老师的历史讲述有别于易中天老师的那一套。两人唯一的共同点就是诙谐幽默。易老师注重于分析来龙去脉。袁老师则注重讲故事。主要的吸引力在于读者很难不跟着他的节奏跑。枯燥的历史在袁老师的描述下变成了一段又一段精彩绝伦的生动故事。简单来说，袁老师就是顶级的“讲古佬”！

10分满分，不得不给个满分。诚如以上所说，上古春秋我是背得滚过烂熟。 但是，在那么熟悉的情况下，我竟然还能很专注的把整这本书啃完。袁老师的功力真的不是盖的。赞，赞，赞！！！太棒了！！！

周星驰：做人如果没有梦想，跟咸鱼有什么分别

近年来，对艺人自传都不太感兴趣。理由是，很多自传都很容易对号入座。作者往往随意扭曲事实，然后乱七八糟的胡乱评论。最糟的是，很多这类书籍都是东凑西凑般，把一些道听途说或报章杂志上的文章合拼，然后就造就了一本所谓的自传。但是，这一本的主人翁太吸引我了。从小就看着星爷的戏长大。对星爷的确有一份说不出的怀念。。。

结果是。。。老样子。很多书里提到的都是略有所闻的事迹。整本书没什么新鲜事。作者和星爷的互动几乎是零。读到一半时，已经很想放弃。但，还是勉为其难的把整本书啃完。最后，得到一些对于偶像的怀念，但想要的惊喜（尤其是更多关于偶像的内心世界）真的少之又少。最糟糕的是，作者免不了还是会对号入座的细说星爷的事迹。然后，又很勉强的加入了自己的感想。事实是如何，只有星爷能够告诉我们答案。。。

唯一的优点是。。。作者把整本书排序的井井有条。整本书的次序非常棒。完全不会又凌乱的感觉。可惜，这也只是这本书仅有的优点。。。

弹了那么多，评分方面肯定不高。十分满分，只能给予两分。这本书的主人翁如果不是星爷，我相信评价会更低。有时，名人效应还是存在的，呵呵！

Barometer of Fear: An Insider’s Account of Rogue Trading and the Greatest Banking Scandal in History

"One of the world's most infamous rogue traders"... This is how Sky News describes this book. But... I honestly think it is oversold. Well, it is a nice story that exposed the darker side on a trading floor. However, for those in the similar industry, there is really nothing new under the sun.

Having said that... I would not claim that this is a bad book. After all, the readers of this book may not belong to the same industries as mine. As such, it could be an interesting book to them.

The author did his best to expose all the darker side on his personal journey.  In this book, we have the author's biography on his trading life. At the same time, the author tried to point out the roots of the manipulation scandal. In short, we have the best summary on the on the shameless collisions to manipulate the financial market.

For a full rating of 10, I am going to rate it at 6. Overall, this is a good read as the author covered the details of the whole scandals from the perspective of a trader. Unfortunately, this book may not be so attractive to those who know the dark side rules inside the financial world. I would recommend this book for those who want to venture into derivatives and forex stuff. It is a must read before you step into the cruel part of the game...