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Summary: inefficient way to learn economics
Review: Economics is the study of how to use scarce resources efficiently, or so I'm told by Czar Chasey. Well, my time is a scarce resource and reading these books was not an efficient use. Reading a 10 page article about economics by an economist would have taught me much more (greater benefit) with much less time consumed (less opportunity cost). The books were mildly amusing but not enough to make up for my lost time, which I could have spent doing something far more amusing or learning much more. There, as much as I don't like talking economics, I think I've used its language to prove that these books are wholly uneconomical. I think Henry Spearman would agree.
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Summary: inefficient way to learn economics
Review: Economics is the study of how to use scarce resources efficiently, or so I'm told by Czar Chasey. Well, my time is a scarce resource and reading these books was not an efficient use. Reading a 10 page article about economics by an economist would have taught me much more (greater benefit) with much less time consumed (less opportunity cost). The books were mildly amusing but not enough to make up for my lost time, which I could have spent doing something far more amusing or learning much more. There, as much as I don't like talking economics, I think I've used its language to prove that these books are wholly uneconomical. I think Henry Spearman would agree.
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Summary: Economist fiction
Review: Fatal Equilibrium reminded me of early science fiction (written by scientists about scientists for an audience of other scientists). This book is definitely written by an economist about economists. If you're part of that clique, it's a great book.Not everyone will consider it light reading, though. If you don't have at least one econ class somewhere in your background, some significant parts of the book (and the plot) will go over your head. There were sections that felt like they were cut-and-pasted right from the author's lecture notes. I kept hoping that the book would be more like Larry Niven's work - grounded in theory, but first and foremost, a gripping story with compelling characters. I'd rather absorb my knowledge along the way than be lectured to. I enjoyed it and I'll read it again.
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Summary: Economist fiction
Review: Fatal Equilibrium reminded me of early science fiction (written by scientists about scientists for an audience of other scientists). This book is definitely written by an economist about economists. If you're part of that clique, it's a great book. Not everyone will consider it light reading, though. If you don't have at least one econ class somewhere in your background, some significant parts of the book (and the plot) will go over your head. There were sections that felt like they were cut-and-pasted right from the author's lecture notes. I kept hoping that the book would be more like Larry Niven's work - grounded in theory, but first and foremost, a gripping story with compelling characters. I'd rather absorb my knowledge along the way than be lectured to. I enjoyed it and I'll read it again.
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Summary: Opportunity cost for not reading this is high!
Review: I read this book as it was assigned by co-author Ken Elzinga for his Econ 201 class at the University of Virginia. This book is very good. Short but still interesting, it has tons of economics in it. If you love econ you'll chuckle as you read, seeing all the places where the very principles you have learned about are spotlighted. If you're interested in econ you should definitely pick up this fun, quick and informative read.
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Summary: A fun and educational read
Review: I read this book as part of a study on how detective fiction mirrors society. The class was taught by Prof. William Breit at Trinity University, one of the co-authors of the book. Being an Econ major myself, I found this book's novel approach to blending economic concepts with a murder mystery to be unique and entertaining. Not your typical mystery novel, but one worth checking out.
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Summary: A fun and educational read
Review: I read this book as part of a study on how detective fiction mirrors society. The class was taught by Prof. William Breit at Trinity University, one of the co-authors of the book. Being an Econ major myself, I found this book's novel approach to blending economic concepts with a murder mystery to be unique and entertaining. Not your typical mystery novel, but one worth checking out.
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Summary: Good Mystery Novel w/ great apllication of economic concepts
Review: Marshall Jevons collaborates both a great mystery novel while presenting economic applications that people face in the world. Henry's explanation on the ecnomics of love and romance can be seen as strange, interesting, but most of all, comical. I truly recommend this book for those who plan on taking economics in college or are interested in the field of study. My economics class at the University of Chicago read this book which many enjoyed. After completing the book, we were asked to analyze the economics this book contains at a "deeper" level. Humanities clashed with economics without causing any type of argument among literature and economics majors.
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Summary: First and best of a series
Review: Of the three books to date in this series, I find the first to be the most interesting and closely plotted. Be prepared for the insertion of economic analyses in the most unexpected places; but if you like your mysteries to be more mental and less bone-crunching, vulgarity-spewing mayhem, the Henry Spearman series is a set of entertaining reads for an evening or two.
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Summary: First and best of a series
Review: Of the three books to date in this series, I find the first to be the most interesting and closely plotted. Be prepared for the insertion of economic analyses in the most unexpected places; but if you like your mysteries to be more mental and less bone-crunching, vulgarity-spewing mayhem, the Henry Spearman series is a set of entertaining reads for an evening or two.
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