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July 25
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Jason
marked as to-read:
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today (Hardcover)
by William J. Bernstein
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Jason
marked as to-read:
Group Theory in the Bedroom, and Other Mathematical Diversions (Hardcover)
by Brian Hayes
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July 23
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Jason
marked as to-read:
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson
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June 30
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Jason
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (Paperback)
by John Allen Paulos
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June 29
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Jason
marked as to-read:
Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver (Hardcover)
by Arthur Allen
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June 08
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Jason
marked as to-read:
Anarchy, State and Utopia (Paperback)
by Robert Nozick
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June 02
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Jason
marked as to-read:
The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport (Paperback)
by David Berri, Martin Schmidt
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Jason
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The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk (Hardcover)
by William Bernstein
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read in April, 2008
Jason said:
"This book gives a rationale for why you should invest in index funds and why asset allocation is so important. It is mildly technical, but as long as you understand the concept of an average and standard deviation, the book is very readable.
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May 26
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Jason
marked as to-read:
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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May 15
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Jason
gave
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A Separate Peace (Paperback)
by John Knowles
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read in May, 2008
Jason said:
"A concise well written book. While reading it, the book kept me turning pages, but when I put it down, I just thought it was a little above average. However, mulling over what I had read later that day and in the coming days, I realized the true po...more
A concise well written book. While reading it, the book kept me turning pages, but when I put it down, I just thought it was a little above average. However, mulling over what I had read later that day and in the coming days, I realized the true power of the book. It's understated measure regarding adolescence, war, and evil is so well characterized. ...less
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