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This book was highly entertaining and a real insight into the absurdities of economics.
The topics raised are REALLY funny
2010 - What are you Reading? - Page 14
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UberThing
Great Britain410 Posts
This book was highly entertaining and a real insight into the absurdities of economics. The topics raised are REALLY funny | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
![[image loading]](http://thegiantgeek.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/the_walking_dead_comic.gif) I recently started reading a some comic books. Loving this one. Can't wait for the show to start on AMC. Looks amazing. | ||
TheMango
United States1967 Posts
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rockon1215
United States612 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.moltenthought.com/images/kingdom%20come%201%20GIF.gif) Comics are underrated | ||
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kzn
United States1218 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1697/fotjallies.jpg) Of course, I read this in about 32 hours, so now I'm reading every other star wars book I've ever purchased. Which is all of them. | ||
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RisingTide
Australia769 Posts
On July 04 2010 08:07 TheMango wrote: Neal Stephenson is my favorite author by far, reading Cryptonomicon again: Quoting for also rereading this. He has such a unique writing style, I love it. | ||
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sixghost
United States2096 Posts
![[image loading]](http://backpost.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/soccernomics.jpg) I'm a couple hundred pages in and it's great so far. It's basically like Moneyball applied to soccer. A couple of economists examine stuff like racism in clubs, penalty kick logic, mistakes clubs make in signing players, etc. It's worth it just for the story about the ManU/Chelsea penalty shooter in the CL finals. Finished: ![[image loading]](http://frayedwire.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mastersofdoom.jpg) It was fucking terrible. I was interested in the subject of it, but the book is written quite poorly, and it really paints an awful picture about what id is really like. I don't know if the writer just did a poor job of describing the people in the book, but they are just such caricatures that it's hard to believe they are real, and if they are... god help them. | ||
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Cirn9
1117 Posts
along with ![[image loading]](http://ciccoricco.net/teaching/FinalProject07/Todd_House_of_leaves.jpg) | ||
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Antifate
United States415 Posts
![[image loading]](http://lookingglassreview.com/assets/images/The_Long_Patrol.jpg) Some of the Redwall books. They're pretty cute. | ||
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img.infibeam.com/img/7d24ac1c/715/4/9780740754715.jpg) Just a bunch of random Bush, Cheney, and other elected officials quotes. Have to say it's really sad that these people got elected in the first place.... ![[image loading]](http://subwaybooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/sex-drugs-and-coco-puffs-chuck-klosterman1.jpg) Collection of essays about random stuff. Saw this is one of the older book threads and when I saw I figured I had to pick it up. Really interesting stuff, especially the one about The Real World, and The Sim's. Two things that I will never look at the same again, heh. Have to pick up some of his other books sometime. Reading Now: ![[image loading]](http://scdp7.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/fast20food20nation.jpg) I am only about 70 pages or so into it, but already it is blowing my mind. Next: ![[image loading]](http://slowrollingforfunandprofit.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/zombie-survival-guide.jpg) I am somewhat of a zombie movie buff, so this looks like it should be interesting.  | ||
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Raydog
United States632 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/beerinhell.jpg) Classic book ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qSOXka2VL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg){kind=icon} Fratire I - IV, all 4 books are awesome, couldn't put them down. I've read those so far for summer. Now I plan on reading: ![[image loading]](http://smackamack.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/400000000000000127458_s4.jpg) and ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413waCwG7NL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg){kind=icon} | ||
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Lomak
United States311 Posts
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Butcherski
Poland446 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WbXHAFMSL._SS500_.jpg) Discworld > all | ||
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chieftan
United States62 Posts
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firebound12
Canada274 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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anderoo
Canada1876 Posts
On July 04 2010 10:47 Enki wrote: Last Read: Just a bunch of random Bush, Cheney, and other elected officials quotes. Have to say it's really sad that these people got elected in the first place.... Collection of essays about random stuff. Saw this is one of the older book threads and when I saw I figured I had to pick it up. Really interesting stuff, especially the one about The Real World, and The Sim's. Two things that I will never look at the same again, heh. Have to pick up some of his other books sometime. Reading Now: I am only about 70 pages or so into it, but already it is blowing my mind. Next: I am somewhat of a zombie movie buff, so this looks like it should be interesting. I have all of Klosterman's books and they are all just as good/funny as Sex Drugs and Coco Puffs Downtown Owl is actually a work of fiction but it's pretty interesting as well, definetly go buy them all | ||
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Ry-Masta-T
United States478 Posts
![[image loading]](http://madcapescapade.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/6a00d09e6525babe2b00e398bd11bf0005-500pi.jpg) omnomnomnom so good | ||
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Sabu113
United States11047 Posts
Soccernomics is awesome. They give pretty detailed accounts on the logic behind their regressions which is really cool for any potential econ majors. ![[image loading]](http://cb3blog.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/nudge1.jpg) Interesting book. I like it a bit more than Predictably irrational because it makes some direct connections between the research and applications. Halfway through it a quick summary for the book would be "addressing the information side(assumption) of perfect competition." Going to read this one after that: ![[image loading]](http://img.infibeam.com/img/f0ed764c/133/1/9780195101133.jpg) Annd lastly an oldie but a goodie comfort book. ![[image loading]](http://urbanfantasyland.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/carey_mercy1.jpg) She writes pretty damn well though she's been becoming more romancy and less fantasy lately. That and a bit of a feminist streak at times which is annoying in that it's blatant. | ||
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Ndugu
United States1078 Posts
On July 04 2010 09:00 mikku wrote: along with Fires of Heaven! Nice, you're on the last good one in the series! Congratulations. | ||
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