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It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to …
The incredible adventures of Charlie Bucket, first in Mr Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, and later in the Great Glass Elevator, …
Nothing, in all it's entirety.
What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of …
A series of interesting anecdotes; the nice bit being the problem of creating effective models and how it reflects reality.
The Enron stuff was particularly good (what's good for the individual is not always good for the organization) but suffers from a lack of consistency.
It's free on Baen. It's also dire. Imagine if Piers Anthony was a programmer, then kept making Emacs and "R2D2" jokes for the length of the novel. Gah.
Thaler and Sunstein develop libertarian paternalism as a middle path between command-and-control and strict-neutrality choice …
It's a good solid book written by economists who clearly point out that most people don't make good economic decisions by default, possibly because they are not "econs" as the book pits it.
Mostly focuses on the goverwmtal programs and health insurance, and is very pragmatic in approach.
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What …
Soulless is a steampunk paranormal romance novel by Gail Carriger. First published in the United …
Badly written, badly plotted, and... well, it's a romance novel, where Mr. Darcy is a werewolf. And there are vampires. And it makes the Anita Blake series look deep. I am reserving the option to deny I read it at all. If I did read it, of course. Which I'm not saying.
