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    <updated_at>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:51:26 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303650.The_Logic_of_Life">The Logic of Life (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14442.Tim_Harford">Tim Harford</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:50:01 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Doesn't draw you in as much as <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14442.Tim_Harford" title="Tim Harford">Tim Harford</a>'s first book, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70420.The_Undercover_Economist_Exposing_Why_the_Rich_Are_Rich_the_Poor_Are_Poor_and_Why_You_Can_Never_Buy_a_Decent_Used_Car_" title="The Undercover Economist  Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! by Tim Harford">The Undercover Economist</a>, but still has some interesting insights.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29324590">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1164367.Cocktail_Economics_Discovering_Investment_Truths_from_Everyday_Conversations">Cocktail Economics: Discovering Investment Truths from Everyday Conversations (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56960.Victor_A_Canto">Victor A. Canto</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:48:29 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[An excellent counterargument to the random walk theory as proposed by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/900892.A_Random_Walk_Down_Wall_Street_Completely_Revised_and_Updated_Edition" title="A Random Walk Down Wall Street  Completely Revised and Updated Edition by Burton G. Malkiel">A Random Walk Down Wall Street</a>, but yet maintains compatibility with its teachings.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26526904">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:47:13 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A pretty good read, typical of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1439.Malcolm_Gladwell" title="Malcolm Gladwell">Malcolm Gladwell</a>'s other works. Main takeaway is that success is not only about talent + hard work. A significant portion of success comes from luck and opportunity as well.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:48:11 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Not a bad read, but I thought the book could of gone deeper in a lot of areas. My key takeaways: randomized testing is good and the standard deviation rule is useful to know.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:29:27 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The book which started off my journey as a wannabe amateur pop economist. Awesome and insightful.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154023.Random_Walk_Down_Wall_Street_The_Time_Tested_Strategy_for_Successful_Investing_Rev_A">Random Walk Down Wall Street The Time Tested Strategy for Successful Investing Rev, A (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14600.Burton_G_Malkiel">Burton G. Malkiel</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:37:58 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[One of the best investment books ever written which successfully withstood the test of time. A must-read.]]></body>
        
    
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