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Leon's rating my rating review The book presents evidence that success in education (and in one's life) is determined in large part by non-cognitive skills -- grit, determination, p...more
The book presents evidence that success in education (and in one's life) is determined in large part by non-cognitive skills -- grit, determination, persistence etc -- rather than raw academic ability or IQ. It also describes the experiences of educators working against great odds to inculcate in disadvantaged kids habits and skills to improve their educational outcomes, so that they can rise above their circumstances. Inspiring stuff.(less)
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320
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date pub Jan 01, 2011
date pub edition Jan 01, 2011
Leon's rating my rating review The author has the gift for crafting just the right anecdote to cement his observations and assertions.
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isbn13 9789810731090
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128
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date pub edition Nov 2012
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396
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avg rating 3.84
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date pub 2009
date pub edition 2012
Leon's rating my rating review The book is really one very long, silly and cynical joke. Despite myself I ended up reading it all because I was curious to see what unbelievable even...more
The book is really one very long, silly and cynical joke. Despite myself I ended up reading it all because I was curious to see what unbelievable events the author would sketch to fill the gaps in protagonist Karlsson's life story. There may have been some sunk cost fallacy involved as well, so after finishing this book I decided to feel less bad about not reading all my books cover-to-cover.(less)
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num pages
368
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avg rating 4.14
num ratings 782
date pub Jun 01, 1975
date pub edition Nov 26, 1996
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isbn13 9780691142333
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num pages
248
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avg rating 3.60
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date pub Jan 29, 2009
date pub edition Feb 01, 2009
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num pages
534
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avg rating 4.28
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date pub 2011
date pub edition Jul 12, 2011
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num pages
624
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avg rating 4.07
num ratings 83
date pub 1941
date pub edition Jun 07, 2011
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isbn13 9780060088873
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num pages
160
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avg rating 3.74
num ratings 10,409
date pub 1927
date pub edition Apr 15, 2003
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num pages
860
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avg rating 4.21
num ratings 57
date pub Sep 25, 2000
date pub edition Sep 25, 2000
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num pages
592
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avg rating 4.47
num ratings 2,435
date pub Jan 01, 1990
date pub edition Mar 06, 1991
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num pages
176
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avg rating 4.45
num ratings 152
date pub Mar 23, 2011
date pub edition Mar 23, 2011
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160
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avg rating 3.90
num ratings 5,179
date pub 1999
date pub edition Jul 01, 2000
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num pages
368
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avg rating 4.00
num ratings 9,570
date pub 2001
date pub edition Aug 23, 2005
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num pages
222
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avg rating 3.86
num ratings 459
date pub 1924
date pub edition Mar 02, 2010
Leon's rating my rating review Comic, well-observed and cynical.
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cover title author isbn 0141023376
isbn13 9780141023373
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num pages
76
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avg rating 4.21
num ratings 5,526
date pub 1941
date pub edition 2006
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num pages
855
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avg rating 4.46
num ratings 1,849
date pub 1959
date pub edition Apr 28, 2011
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num pages
83
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avg rating 3.85
num ratings 80
date pub 1972
date pub edition Aug 02, 2011
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isbn13 9780141040011
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num pages
306
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avg rating 3.69
num ratings 9,094
date pub 2008
date pub edition Mar 10, 2009
Leon's rating my rating review Less rigourous than Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow". "Nudge" is useful for examples and for the section countering possible arguments against pla...more
Less rigourous than Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow". "Nudge" is useful for examples and for the section countering possible arguments against planning nudges. If you're already convinced this book won't add much though.(less)
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num pages
210
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avg rating 4.56
num ratings 18
date pub Jan 01, 2012
date pub edition 2012
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isbn13 9781581950069
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num pages
224
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avg rating 3.95
num ratings 223
date pub Jan 01, 1997
date pub edition Jun 01, 1998
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isbn13 9780156032834
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num pages
362
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avg rating 3.78
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date pub 1992
date pub edition May 01, 2006
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num pages
200
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avg rating 3.47
num ratings 15
date pub 2003
date pub edition Sep 07, 2010
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isbn13 9780099483502
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num pages
567
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avg rating 3.95
num ratings 15,162
date pub 1959
date pub edition 2005
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num pages
499
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avg rating 4.02
num ratings 20,275
date pub Jan 01, 2011
date pub edition 2011
Leon's rating my rating review Cannot recommend this enough. Comprehensive and startling on every page. ...more
Cannot recommend this enough. Comprehensive and startling on every page. (less)
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cover title author isbn 1590173287
isbn13 9781590173282
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num pages
272
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avg rating 4.21
num ratings 434
date pub 1986
date pub edition Dec 01, 2009
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num pages
460
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avg rating 3.83
num ratings 1,396
date pub Sep 01, 2009
date pub edition Sep 01, 2009
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isbn13 9780374100964
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num pages
320
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avg rating 3.86
num ratings 888
date pub May 01, 2011
date pub edition May 10, 2011
Leon's rating my rating review I thought the most interesting chapter was the one on systems that are tightly-coupled and complex. Harford argues that financial regulators should le...more
I thought the most interesting chapter was the one on systems that are tightly-coupled and complex. Harford argues that financial regulators should learn from those who design safety systems for oil rigs and nuclear power stations. (less)
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213
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avg rating 3.76
num ratings 1,701
date pub 2006
date pub edition Jan 15, 2008
Leon's rating my rating review A grandiose title that tells you this book is a little more ambitious than "The Undercover Economist". Harford writes with passion and urgency, defend...more
A grandiose title that tells you this book is a little more ambitious than "The Undercover Economist". Harford writes with passion and urgency, defending rational choice theory as a useful framework for predicting in the majority of cases how the majority of people behave. Because people change their behaviours in response to incentives (and these include non-financial ones), rational choice theory also lends itself well to policymaking. (less)
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176
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avg rating 4.00
num ratings 4,747
date pub 1998
date pub edition Jun 22, 2004
Leon's rating my rating review Not a fan of the illustration. I'd picked a used copy up because it was cheap, and because I was curious after having read the Ice and Fire novels. Wi...more
Not a fan of the illustration. I'd picked a used copy up because it was cheap, and because I was curious after having read the Ice and Fire novels. Will be looking out for the prose version. (less)
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