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09/12
Chris
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Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads (Paperback) by Greil Marcus bookshelves: currently-reading |
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08/25
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Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology) by Markus Prior bookshelves: currently-reading |
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08/25
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Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor (Hardcover) by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age (Russell Sage Foundation Co-Pub) by Larry M. Bartels |
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read in May, 2008
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"Thoughtful, careful treatment of the causes of inequality in America. You should read it, but in case you don't, I'll cut to the chase: The Republicans did it.
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Paperback) by Erik Larson bookshelves: to-read |
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Under the Banner of Heaven (Paperback) by Jon Krakauer bookshelves: nonfiction |
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The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation (Hardcover) by Drew Westen bookshelves: politics |
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Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More (Paperback) by Derek Bok |
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Gang Leader for a Day (Hardcover) by Sudhir Venkatesh bookshelves: memoir, nonfiction |
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Double Cross (Hardcover) by James Patterson bookshelves: fiction |
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recommended for: people who are not above reading for fun.
read in January, 2008
Chris said:
"I like these books far more than I should. It's just like all of the others, but that's ok. They're fun.
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover) by Steve Martin bookshelves: funny, memoir |
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recommended for: people who like smart and funny people
read in December, 2007
Chris said:
"Short, funny, smart autobiography of Steve Martin.
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Prisoner's Dilemma (Paperback) by William Poundstone bookshelves: nonfiction |
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recommended for: people who want to figure out what the hell game theory is
read in January, 2001
Chris said:
"Very readable discussion of Von Neumann's weird life and the history of game theory. You learn a little bit about Von Neumann, a little bit about basic game theory and a little bit about how game theory has been used by policy makers.
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