The American Trap
by Frédéric Pierucci · first published 2019
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The American Trap by Frédéric Pierucci. A bit broader than financial crime, nonetheless very educating. And yea, the Economist will never recommend this book.
on “Books to read to understand financial crime” ↗…behind our backs by the companies that are now able to acquire TikTok at a discount? Congress is notorious for (alleged) insider trading, they could very well profit from such a sale. Relevant: The American Trap by Frederic Pierucci
on “Time for TikTok to cut its ties to China” ↗…journalists around his office began to circulate this week, there was a book on his desk that caught the eye of the Chinese internet community. The tome, a Chinese translation of Le Piège Américain, or The American Trap, was written by Frenchman Frederic Pierucci, a former executive with French rail transport company Alstom, about his five-year-long tussle with the US Department of Justice. The book has captured the…
on “Historians Find Another Spy in the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project” ↗This book was recommended to me by a Chinese colleague: https://www.amazon.com/American-Trap-Americas-economic-again... It seems to me to be saying the US unfairly gained.
on “Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Uncertain Biological Basis of Morality (2013)” ↗Not supporting the post you responded to, while not sure about your opinion either, something perhaps relative: - To a French company: [The American Trap](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1529326869) - To Japanese semi-conductor industry and others: [The False Allure of Managed Trade - WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-false-allure-of-managed-tra...)
on “House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner or ban the app” ↗…take control of a foreign company. Other administrations have at least been a little more discreet, but it happened nonetheless. See what happened to Alstom for example. There is a book about that, "The American Trap".
on “TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company” ↗Here is your answer from a book called The American Trap: Americans are very proud of their "process". ... Americans love their processes. In their jobs they rarely express their creativity. Conversely, they expend a lot of energy and time adhering to their…
on “Ask HN: Techwise, how did TikTok get so good?” ↗