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Originally Posted by DubStyle311
I'm reading Freakonomics right now. Its written by a brilliant economist who takes lots of economic principles and applys them to lots of random, everyday situation and topics.
The first chapter is about how the Chicago School System is like Sumo Wrestling. The second one is about how the KKK is like insurance agencies.
Its a great read and worth looking into.
As far as 1984 goes. I think its the most over rated, over referenced, and over the top book ever. I cant stand Orwells writing style and find it an absolutely horrid read. lol
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Hate to bump old threads, but I'm most of the way through
Freakonomics as well and couldn't help but wonder if my ole' buddy Dub had read it yet. Glad to see you have! I agree it's a great book and a quick read. Since my wife and I are planning for our first child the chapter on names and economic situations was fascinating. So was the real estate chapter, but maybe most pertinent to Yahooka was the chapter on crack gangs and how their managerial structure is almost exactly like that of McDonalds.
People should also read Howard Zinn's
A People's History of the United States. You may not agree with most of it (I don't) but you should at least be aware of it.