2024 By The Books, Q2I wait for death with the courage I gained from living. I will not speak falsely and say to you: ‘Do not grieve for me when I go.’ I have…Sep 21Sep 21
2024 By The Books, Q1We are back with another truckload of reviews of works that left me wonder whether we can ever get into the mind of a chicken, why…May 20May 20
2023 By The Books, Q4Reviews for 2023 conclude with eight additional books, bringing the tally to 56. Starting 2024, I’ll retire the quarterly format and will…Jan 14Jan 14
2023 By The Books: Q3A busy quarter. At this frequency, things are starting to look a little crowded (17 reviews in one article), so I’m considering moving to…Oct 15, 20231Oct 15, 20231
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2023 By The Books: Q24 novels, 14 non-fiction, a lot of development literature.Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Book Review: Poor EconomicsEconomics, as it is traditionally taught, is preoccupied with analyzing processes and institutions that shape modern, industrialized…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
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How To Read MoreMany if not most of the articles I publish here are book reviews, and so sometimes people congratulate me on my “reading stamina” when I…May 17, 2023May 17, 2023
2023 By The Books: Q1New year, new batch of reviews! 13 books from P like psychology to P like population genetics. Let’s go:Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023