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Month: February 2012

Review: Predictably Irrational

  • marc
  • February 28, 2012
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Predictably Irrational The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely 400 pages Harper Collins, New York, 2008 This book is an interesting treatment of a topic with which I had been entirely unfamiliar. The author introduces the subject by considering his experiences while […]

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The Heartland Institute

  • marc
  • February 26, 2012
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When the news first broke on this, I was reminded of something I had read about a year ago. I wrote a review of that great but disturbing book called Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Orekes and Erik M. Conway. I looked up the connection […]

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My Reading Lately

  • marc
  • February 24, 2012February 25, 2012
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I have been really bad lately about reviewing books that I read. It’s not really a big deal, as I basically do it to help me retain whatever it was I was reading about. Of course, it is also to complain about crappy books when […]

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Trashy Pseudojournalism of a Bygone Era

  • marc
  • February 20, 2012
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I have the mind of a juvenile, so I occassion the virtual pages of Cracked magazine. One of my favorite writers there is a bemohawked (orange, no less) enthusiast of comic books, various fighting sports, and truly awful literature. He had an article out today […]

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Review: The Commentaries by Julius Caesar

  • marc
  • February 17, 2012February 17, 2012
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The Commentaries The Gallic Wars and The Civil War by Julius Caesar Read by Charlton Griffin 13 hours, 54 minutes Audio Connoisseur, 2009 As I often do, I took a multimedia approach to this book. When driving, I listened to the audiobook, but when able, […]

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