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Great question!
I would say some of my favorites are Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, The Holy Bible, and any memoir that makes me laugh...like Trespassers Will Be Baptized.
I am currently reading an awesome biography on John Dillinger (which, for some reason, doesn't show up with a ... ... times and is by my fave author. The last one is excellent, although I don't think I'll need to read it again.
1. Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
2. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
3. The Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend ... ...
State of the World
The World is Flat
The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
The Art of War
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
Health & Wellness
Eat This, Not That ... ... thought about the subject much so it's kind of bring it all together in one place. I was hoping it would be more like Freakonomics, Blink, or the Tipping Point where it is sort of build around chapter long examples, it's more interesting that way. ... ments.
4. The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World by Tim Harford
Recommended if you loved Freakonomics as much as I do.
5. Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited by Elyse Schein & Paula Bernstein
I picked this up after seeing ... 59. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Quick, interesting read - a layman's guide to economics using statistics on crime, abortion, etc. and the value of incentives. ... So I borrowed this one as this one.
The author was responsible for part of the research in one of the better chapters in freakonomics. I didn't find this book quite as interesting and it was pretty repetitive. The book itself was sort of an oral history of some big housing development in Ameri ... 3) Freakonomics by Steven Levitt Found the used bookstore near my new place - uh-oh.
Today, a mixed bag:
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
The Complete Poems by Christina Rossetti
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - it's about time a Medieval lit major actually own this
The Rules of Attraction and Lunar ... 8) Freakonomics done. Enlightening and interesting. 270 pages for a total of 3180. Now on to my E.R. book. For Freakonomics and The World is flat I've heard both Steven D. Levitt and Thomas L. Friedman enough times on shows like Charlie Rose that I figured I didn't have to dip too much into the books. So, I guess I'm not the only one who did not seriously read them. ... and I only have one. Picked up Fiasco on a remainder table a while back, but haven't found time to read it.
Browsed Freakonomics, The World is Flat, and The Da Vinci Code to see what all of the buzz was about, but none of them passed the 50-page test. Actually, Da Vinci Code was so ... ... It did however have 380 pages that brings me to a total of 2910. Now as I wait for my E.R. book I will try to knock out Freakonomics by the end of the week. I read Fiasco last month, and it was scary. Very well written and well defended argument.
I read Freakonomics and the two Dan Brown books a couple years. My family listened to The DaVinci Code on a car trip more recently, and I will say that book doesn't hold up on rereading. ... Mark Hyman's "Ultra Metabolism : the simple plan for automatic weight loss", and dismissed it.
I've read parts of Freakonomics and the World is Flat.
We both read the two Dan Brown novels.
I'll probably get to the Omnivore's Dilemma in about 9 months. ... copies
6. The End, Lemony Snicket 1,518 copies
7. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edwards 4,340 copies
8. Freakonomics, Steven Levitt 8,221 copies
9. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown 21,610 copies
10. The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd 2,156 copies
Contrary ... ... book, The Third Chimpanzee.
I quickly browsed through the above posts. I am surprised that no one recommended Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, or Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I read those in the last couple of ... ... enforced through standardized testing.
Early childhood education certainly sounds appealing, but the author of Freakonomics finds that the positive effects of programs like Head Start fade out in elementary school, especially since the disadvantaged kids the program is intended to ... sussabmax, The Economic Naturalist was okay, but not as good as Freakonomics. He had a great idea, about teaching basic economic concepts with everyday examples - supply and demand, opportunity cost, etc. But it got a little boring and repetitious. It was interesting in the way that he ... 4 -- Freakonomics
9. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics has a great section on names and naming practices that might be of interest to people in this group. I just thought of that when I saw this question b/c Steve Levitt talks about people who name their kids things like "Slut" (not really, but something really close to that...), or ... ... I was disappointed with was Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor. I was intrigued by the chapter in Freakonomics which touched on Venkatesh's (the author of "Off the Books") research, but when I picked up the full tome I was sorely disappointed. I know that it's supposed ... ... Factors affecting social behavior: The World Without Us
327 - International relations: Thirteen Days
330 - Economics: Freakonomics
337 - International economics: The Lexus and the Olive Tree
355 - Military science: Intelligence in War
363 - Other social problems & services: Global W ... hi, and thanks for the link from the Commodity History group. now i'm thinking i should have titled it "Micro-History + Things Everyone Wants". {smiles}
Some of my faves in these two genres so far:
Caviar: The Strange History and Uncertain Future of the World's Most Coveted Delicacy
Woman ... ... Potato Queen’s Field Guide to Men, by Jill Conner Browne
33. I Hate Myself and Want to Die, by Tom Reynolds
34. Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt
35. Skipping towards Gomorrah, by Dan Savage
36. The Economic Naturalist, by Robert Frank
37. A History of the Breast, by Marilyn Yal ... ... institutions: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
322 Relation of state to organized groups: Them
330 Economics: Freakonomics
508 Natural history: Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science or Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
510 Mathematics: Gödel, Escher, Bach
530 Physics: Flatland ... ... Dick
6. Making Money, by Terry Pratchett
7. Batman: Broken City, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso
8. Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
9. The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler
10. Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler
11. The High Window ... ... Voynich Manuscript by Gerry Kennedy
305 Social Groups: Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
330 Economics: Freakonomics by Steven Levitt
362 Social Welfare Problems & Services: The Genius Factory by David Plotz
363 Other Social Problems & Services: Voices From Cherno ... Freakonomics
Alexander
Iliad
Mona
Me ... for Your Spots
Jane Applegate's Strategies for Small Business Success
The X-Ray Information Book
Bookins
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Titletrader
Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (1.) Freakonomics (audiobook) by Steven D. Levitt - finished 10/6/07
I'm going to maintain a separate count for audiobooks and comic book/graphic novels. This was fairly enjoyable, though not particularly earth-shattering. Levitt's thinking is very logical and free of the sort of ... ... reading The Crying of Lot 49. Well, I just started today and got through the first chapter.
I've got the audiobook of Freakonomics for my daily commute.
At lunch, I'm working on The Name of the Rose.
At night, I've been reading Solaris and Punktown. (The latter is short ... ... class today and for $10 acquired A Wrinkle In Time, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Discomfort Zone, Freakonomics, and 1906. I love used books! ... of factors; one one them, believe it or not, is economic. The section on 'Why crack dealers live with their mothers' in Freakonomics is a great introduction into how this works at ground level; but I've lived on the poor side in a lot of different places and have seen other facets of it also. ... ... around with The Unsuggester just now and when I put in The Unquiet by John Connolly, the first three suggestions:
Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by Steven D. Levitt (expected 19.8, found 0; unsuggestions)
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates ... ... books together and I can't think of a good tag to use: Blink, The Prince, The Peter Principal, Deep Survival, and Freakonomics. Those are the ones off the top of my head, though How the Mind Works would go in if I owned it. Any help would be appreciated. On Thinking perhaps? ... tool I decided to select the "Most popular books you don't have" link for non-fiction. Top of the pile, above Freakonomics, was the real life adventures of some guy called Harry Potter and his deathly hallows. Can't wait for the documentary... ... - blah, no one in class liked the book because of all the assumptions she makes, but it's a good jumping off point
6. Freakonomics Revised and Expanded: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
7. Harry Potter and the Death ... ... Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, I'm not sure that I want to go back to the other. Not that I've read Freakonomics, but your complaint about it seems very relevant to what I've read of Blink. I've only read a little of Freakonomics (and I didn't really like how little evidence the author offered up for most of his conclusions) but I'm pretty sure it wasn't that book. In general, Blink is about prejudices on the level I was talking about... here, let me do a little research and I'll ... ... actually mistaken about which book includes that essay. It would be in the other "pop sci" book everyone read last year: Freakonomics. Finn - Katharine Jay Bacon
Chrysalis - David Niall Wilson
Orientalism - Edward Said
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt
Crescent - Diana Abu-Jaber ... helps her?
Thayet - Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce; Beautiful refugee princess who defies sterotypes.
Also, in Freakonomics they do some really interesting research on names. In the book they have several lists of names that were really fascinating to look at and gave me a lot of ... Jumped the line again, and read 3. Freakonomics. Interesting, but as a scientist I find the idea of using actual data to draw conclusions somewhat less than startling. He does target some unique questions, though. ... about how you decide what we can have exchange for the items we list. For example, I can get more books in trade for Freakonomics than I can for The Road - why? I prefer the way bookmooch has a simple 1:1 trade ratio - I send a book, I can have any book on the site. As always, I've been slow in reading my recent selections. I finished Freakonomics this past week. I'm now moving on to The Book Thief. So, far the book is as great as the many reviewers here on LT.
I need to finish the library books before moving back to my own library. ... by C.S. Lewis
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Tarzan and the City of Gold by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Land of Hidden Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan's Quest by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Farthest Shore by Ursula ... ... a critical mass of popularity in the Blogosphere (I'm thinking of books like Tipping Point, Getting Things Done, Freakonomics). I hate feeling left out.
How do *you* choose what book to read next? ... become penny books (and over-available on swapping sites) eventually. But probably not books like The audacity of hope or Freakonomics. ... into anything I've started reading lately for a variety of reasons.
However, I am going to attempt to quickly read Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt. Once I'm done with that, I will return to either Everything is Illuminated or The Alienist.
... character depth. The ending, though, was a complete surprise for me, and gave me a bit more respect for the book.
#66: Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
I started reading this book months ago, and enjoyed it a lot, but somewhere along the line I put it down and never picked it back up. I ... ... incidently, written on ZAB's not-so-worthy successor son, by a former close associate, Raja Anwar, published 1997;
The Sickle Side of the Moon - The Letters of Virginia Woolf 1932-1935 edited by Nigel Nicolson, published 1979, this paperback edition published 1982.
Some of these ... How about Freakonomics? That shook up a lot of preconceived notions. ... I am totally enthralled. Fabulous book! Ursula K. Le Guin.
If it has to be all just in January, then my vote is for Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt. Except that I started it in December! ... am totally enthralled. Fabulous book! Ursula K. Le Guin.
If it has to be all just in January, then my vote is for Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt. Except that I started it in December! ... being said, sometimes a non-fiction book is so engagingly written that it doesn't require altering my behavior this way. Freakonomics by Steven D.Levitt comes to mind right now, but I know there have been more. Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, also. ... is:
Bangkok 8 by John Burdett - a really great murder mystery that takes place in .. well, Bangkok, Thailand!
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt - you probably all already know plenty about this book.
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs - read this one for my ... ... .. I think it's kind of funny how plans go awry.
I finished Bangkok 8 and enjoyed it a great deal.
I also finished Freakonomics and am very happy I did.
I finished Running with Scissors for my bookclub, and, while we all thought it was a grim book to read, we found some redeeming ... ... width='6' height='22' border='0'>
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1. Freakonomics by Levitt, Steven D. and Dubner, Stephen J.
I especially liked the parts on cheating and the statistics of things we fear most. The last chapter on kid's ... ... a general audience. Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family by Stephen J. Dubner (co-author of Freakonomics) was fascinating - half memoir, half biography of his parents, who converted to Catholicism during World War II and kept mum to their 8 kids about their Jewish ... Am also pretty sure I've seen Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame ... happen to run into!"
Addition: Well, shoot, I just can't stop at five. Because I started to read someone else's copy of Freakonomics while in Canada a couple of days ago; unfortunately I had to give it back before I could finish it. I found it fascinating and I WILL read it!
... in the middle of How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days - oh joy, oh fun.
Next up will be 1984 (No touchstone?!?) and Freakonomics. Yay! Freakonomics by Stephen D Levitt for me from my son. I've really been wanting to read this one. (And yes, I added it to LibraryThing last night )
I'm loving everyone's lists! I've looked up several and hope to read them one day. Will start reading Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Finished Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt which was an interesting non fiction read - one chapter title is "If drug dealers make so much money why do they still live with their mothers." Freakonomics has an interesting chapter on what does and doesn't influence a child to read - having *undefined number of* books in the home does, reading to your child doesn't. (A relaxed-but-omnipresent positive attitude to reading, in other words, does better than enforced reading, particularly ... I have finished Cat's eye by Margaret Atwood, which I loved
I am now reading Freakonomics by Steven. D. Levitt so far it is interesting After reading an excellent book of the same name, I ran across this site:
http://www.freakonomics.com
From Freakonomics: by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.
An interesting take on the dismal science.
Also:
http://www.gladwell.com
Malcolm Gladwell of Tipping Point ... I've been reading like crazy lately. I just finished Pink Think and Freakonomics, and now I'm onto Mélusine by Sarah Monette and Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. (One at work and one at home) Recently finished Freakonomics and now reading Cottonwood by Scott Phillips. Not far into it yet, but Cottonwood seems like quite a change from what I've been reading recently. It's set in a small Kansas town in the 19th century and is about how the community deals with the building of a ... ... Julio Cortazar Last week was very slow -- too many summer visitors. I did finish Freakonomics - surprisingly good; and started Neal Stephenson's Interface I've enjoyed every one of his I've read so far and am usually surprised by the range of his ... Finished Broken, good escapist bedtime reading.
Started Freakonomics but find it tends to keep me awake a lot more than werewolves :-( and playing with Figures Bretonnes et Celtiques a book about constructing Celtic patterns with a ruler & compass -- except that on the first figure there ... ... to say I was somewhat disappointed--I thought that much of it was infodump.
As to som of the other books mentioned here, Freakonomics was great (and I agree that the names part was a highlight), and Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is also my favorite Murakami thus far. And Tim, I don't know if it ... I'm currently reading Freakonomics by an economist and a writer. It is an awesome read. It has been great so far, I'm about half way through it.
I'm listening to Dean Koontz's book Watchers on my drive to work and it is definitely freaky! A good scary read.
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