The Lounge... Choose What Book I Read Next

[pokah5]

After browsing borders.com for a while I compiled quite a list of books to buy. Today I received my shipment and don't know where to start. Pick for me!

[tarheeljks]

fooled by randomness is a good book, but the author's tone is very arrogant.

[MrWookie]

This sort of post belongs in our monthly B&S thread.

[rothko]

haven't read blink, but saw gladwell give a speech and quite liked what he had to say. insightful guy. applicable to teh pokher, iyc.

[pokah5]

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This sort of post belongs in our monthly B&S thread.

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my bad wookie. didnt know there was such thing.

[MrWookie]

I'm not going to ban you or give you a *, but we do try to keep our threads focused on discussion or conversation. Lighter posts, recommendations, etc., we encourage to be posted in the B&S thread, which is the designated thread for that sort of thing.

[daveT]

DO NOT read Freakanomics. I started and could not finish it. It is poorly written and poorly organized. It is for shock value at best. Reading the intro will give you all you need to read, and then the following chapters reiterates what you just read.

Rather, just don't pay for the book.

A better more interesting book of this sort would be "sex is a good thing."

7 habits is ok, but a better book would be "how to win friends and influence people" or anything by Carnegie.

[jfk]

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DO NOT read Freakanomics. I started and could not finish it. It is poorly written and poorly organized. It is for shock value at best. Reading the intro will give you all you need to read, and then the following chapters reiterates what you just read.

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I hold the opposite opinion. In fact, yours is the first negative opinion I've encountered. Freakanomics merited the attention and praise that it received. It was thought provoking, well researched, easily read and highly interesting.

The chapter on parenting was very instructive for anyone interested in the the dynamic of raising kids.

Freakanomics got my vote of the list presented.

[hyde]

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DO NOT read Freakanomics. I started and could not finish it. It is poorly written and poorly organized. It is for shock value at best. Reading the intro will give you all you need to read, and then the following chapters reiterates what you just read.

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I hold the opposite opinion. In fact, yours is the first negative opinion I've encountered. Freakanomics merited the attention and praise that it received. It was thought provoking, well researched, easily read and highly interesting.

The chapter on parenting was very instructive for anyone interested in the the dynamic of raising kids.

Freakanomics got my vote of the list presented.

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I'm in the middle of it and liking it. I find I am reading it in bits and pieces, my "between other books" default. I'm not sure I would enjoy reading it straight through.

[ChipWrecked]

I would wait a couple days and read Harry Potter.

Warren Buffett. ptui!