Qing Ze

3.41060 learners

For over 20 years, Qing Ze has navigated the brutal, high-stakes world of futures trading—from a reckless gambler who made $1 million overnight (and lost it all) to a seasoned master who turned pain and failure into profound wisdom. In *The Realm of Clarity*, he shares his journey from chasing quick riches to pursuing the "Dao" of trading, blending Eastern philosophy (Laozi, Confucianism) and Western thought (Kant’s transcendentalism) to build a groundbreaking investment philosophy: your theories, models, and assumptions define how you see the market. He breaks down his core "Trend + Structure" strategy, emphasizes non-negotiable risk management rules, and reveals why unshakable faith in your system is the key to beating the odds. Packed with real-world stories, hard-won lessons, and actionable insights, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to escape the cycle of losses and build a sustainable, profitable trading career.

Sven Beckert

4.41027 learners

Sven Beckert’s *Empire of Cotton* unspools the sweeping, brutal history of how a humble fiber reshaped global capitalism over five centuries. Starting with cotton’s independent domestication across India, Peru, and East Africa, the book traces how European powers seized control through 'war capitalism'—a system built on slavery, colonial plunder, and militarized trade. It reveals how the U.S. South’s slave-driven cotton plantations fueled Britain’s Industrial Revolution, creating an interdependent global network that enriched elites while exploiting millions of enslaved people, child laborers, and colonized farmers. The U.S. Civil War shattered this system, forcing Europe to diversify cotton sources and paving the way for industrialization in the Global South. Beckert exposes how state power, corporate greed, and worker resistance shaped every phase of the cotton empire, from its 19th-century peak to its modern iteration, where inequality and exploitation persist in global supply chains.