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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, 2006
Response to Goosecat
+ Review for Freakanomics
+ Gave as a gift for my son majoring in Economics
Just to respond to a review that was extremely critical of this book - Economics is just that STATISTICS WITH A THEORY.
If you took any undergraduate economic classes you'd understand that economics is the formation of theories to explain trends that are portrayed in data. No matter how ...
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Scary, Supensful, Truly Unique Book
+ The Road Taken
+ Depressing, but good
The Road is an excellent book. Through a unique writting style the author allows you to live the simply raw terrifying experience of a father care for his on a post apocalytpic america. It stirs and meddles in our most basic instincts of protection of our young vs. a scenario of complete dispair.
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The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006
Every American should read this!
+ Amazing
+ Quality Analysis
+ The World is Flat
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An Audience for Einstein (2006 EPPIE Award Winner)
Mark Wakely
Mundania Press LLC, 2005
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ A finely written story that explores the biggest science question
+ Really enjoyed this book
+ Cool
+ A serious book
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 1987
A classic
+ A Great Book
+ Well ahead of its time
+ Timeless piece
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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
Tom Rath
Gallup Press, 2007
One of the best books of the year
+ Great book!
+ A little more knowledge
+ Buyer Beware
+ Excellent for Discovering Your Strengths so You Can Make Them Better
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House, 2007
Fantastic perspectives that increase your own horizons
+ Black Swan
+ fun and interesting yet uneven
+ Food for your brains
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Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
Marci Shimoff
Free Press, 2008
Great Book!
+ Happy On The Inside Creates Bliss On The Outside
+ Almost Perfect
+ Inspiring and brilliant
+ Covers the Subject!
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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
There are no coincidences.......
+ Good read
+ Overall, quite enjoyable
+ It feeds your soul
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Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Free Press, 2001
A Look in the Mirror
+ The good and the bad
+ Strengths review
[As a corporate human resources director, I often work on developing the latent talents and skills of various managers. Years ago, I taught a class where I had each participant to look into a hand-held mirror and ask the question, "Would you want to work for this person?"
This book takes this ...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
A year later and I'm still marveling over this book!
+ Interesting stories, not that useful
+ Fundamental Reading
+ Gladwell Points Out Some Very Insightful Tips!
+ powerful concept behind this book
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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
Alan Greenspan
Penguin Press HC, The, 2007
brilliant book from a brilliant man
+ An OK book
+ Amazing book
+ Anectodal and insightful window into the mind of a financial guru
+ Best Non-Fiction Of The Year
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An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems
Glenn Beck
Threshold Editions, 2007
Brilliant and witty.
+ BeckBook
+ Good book for a non-listener or a listener that wants printed facts
+ Common Sense Packaged in a Funny Bag
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
GREAT together
+ Good to Great -- the "fluffless" road to greatness
+ My Personal Number 1 Management Book
+ It was Great
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Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Sudhir Venkatesh
HarperAudio, 2008
A great look into a side of America that most people never see.
+ Fun Read during a Recession
+ A must read . . ..
+ A real eye-opener
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