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Narcos for nerds, and some architecture

Hello,

This week I wrote another book review/summary:

• It’s of Tom Wainwright’s book, Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel.

If you watch Narcos, or know someone who does, they might like to read it.

I’ve been enjoying tweets from Samuel Hughes, who is into architecture and urbanism:

Samuel Hughes @SCP_Hughes

Reading in Abbas Amanat's great history about Golestan Palace (1860s) in Tehran, one of the most extraordinary buildings of the C19. A astonishing synthesis of Persian and European styles and techniques. Keen to hear impressions of anyone who has visited in person.

Samuel Hughes @SCP_Hughes

Segovia. Narrow streets, high plot use, courtyard buildings, an 'organic' curvilinear street network, three-to-four storeys, and a strong simple vernacular; all crowned by the great Gothic cathedral, built in the C16, when the Gothic tradition was dying all over Europe.

Til next week,

Fergus