糖业大亨
The Sugar Barons
Matthew Parker · 初版 2011 年
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对如今前往那里的旅行者来说，West Indies 是未受破坏的世外桃源。然而这一形象掩盖了一段动荡而令人震惊的历史。自1650年起的大约两百年间，欧洲人通过种植和交易蔗糖——一种利润极高以至于被称为‘white gold’的大宗商品——攫取或丧失了巨额财富，West Indies 随之成为西方世界最大权力博弈的战略中心。Matthew Parker 生动记录了其岛屿殖民地的财富如何成为英国商业与帝国霸业的基石和核心，支撑着英国经济并最终
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这本书信息量极其庞大。毫无疑问是我最喜欢的书之一。如果你曾经想了解糖是如何塑造世界的，一定要看看。https://www.amazon.ca/Sugar-Barons-Family-Corruption-Empire/...
This one book is filled with so much information. Hands down one of my favourite books. If you ever wanted to understand how sugar shaped the world. https://www.amazon.ca/Sugar-Barons-Family-Corruption-Empire/...
我读书最多的时候一年读了 100 多本。不论厚薄……主要是传记类的。那一年真是疯狂，算下来相当于每 3 天一本。《Sugar Barons》是其中最好的一本。我还读了一本讲迪士尼世界内幕门道（tricks）的书，挺有意思。摔角传记读得太多，以至于好多人物都重叠了，尤其是哈特家族（Hart Family）那一帮人。
My peak was 100+ books a year. Large or small.. mostly biography related. It was a crazy year. It works out to a book every 3 days. Sugar Barons was the best book. I read a book on the tricks of Disney World which was interesting. Read so many wrestling bios many people overlapped especially in the Hart Family house.
凭什么《哈利·波特》（Harry Potter）就比《Sugar Barons》这种相对冷门的书更好？两本都很引人入胜，但后者是基于真实事件和书信的……我觉得上层评论（parent）是基于高雅艺术的标准来评判的，也就是：越老越好、独特性、大众公认的价值以及内容/质量。……
Why is Harry Pottery better than a more unknown book like the Sugar Barons? Both are exciting but one is based on real events/letters.. I think parent is basing it on high art principles which are: older better, uniqueness, what others agree is valuable and content/quality.…
……只要有空闲时间就读，平均每 3 天一本，主要是传记，很多是关于摔角的。那年我买了个电子阅读器（alura tech）。屏幕摔坏后就没继续了。其中最让我惊艳的书是《Sugar Barons》。
…read every free moment averaged a book every 3 days mostly biographies many on wrestling. The year I got an e-reader (alura tech). Stopped after the screen broke. The book that stood out the most. Sugar Barons.