Re: EDF book review, recommendations, etc - the mbillie edition
slowhabit,
Can you elaborate on The Blind Side? I just finished Moneyball and really enjoyed it.
My last few:
Money Ball (Michael Lewis) A great look at baseball from an analyitcal point of view. It primarily focuses on Billy Bean, how he scouts for under-valued players, and how this method generally keeps Oakland in contention for the AL West despite their tiny payroll. It also examines Bill James and the history of sabremetrics.
Confessions of an Economic Hitman (John Perkins) The author's own account of his time as a "consultant" for a company who's job was to go to under-developed countries and write bogus reports about the countries economic growth potential that were used to justify US loans that kept these countries in debt to the US forever. It was okay. Interesting stuff, just not enough elaboration IMO.
The Game (Neil Strauss) I only read because I kept hearing about it on 2+2, so no summary necessary. I liked it.
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