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On The Wealth of Nations (Books That Changed the World)
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The surfeit of reviews complaining about the author's insights and accuracy in summarizing "Wealth Of Nations" has finally spurred me to post my own review, which I'll also crib, right up front:
It's jokes, people! Jokes from a guy you know is libertarian! It's not Cliff's Notes!
If you have a conservative slant to your politi... »
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On The Wealth of Nations: Books That Changed the World
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I should have been exposed to a reliable, useful exposition of Adam's Smith's ideas in my History, Political Science, and Economics classes. None of them did as good a job as O'Rourke has done, distilling 900 pages down. O'Rourke ties Smith to today's issues. So far I have given away copies of this book to government officials, teachers, and friends. P... »
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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
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This book started out as a good read, but got disappointing fast. The author rambles about a cave, a polar bear and "the zone" - all of which has nothing to do with managing humans. If one skips the last half of the book, it might squeak by with a rating of 3 stars. Real world storied (Borland, Netscape, etc.) were good, but lacking in quantity.... »
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How to Be Funny on Purpose
I found some funny material in this but mostly I got bored and eventually ended up scanning the second half or so of the book. I was looking for something... »
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