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DOOR TO DOOR by Edward Humes

May 28, 2016

THE REAL COST OF TRANSPORTATION, of ourselves and of the things we buy. Fascinating and sobering. A MINUS

DOOR TO DOOR
Harper
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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23 THINGS THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM, by Ha-Joon Chang

June 11, 2011

ACERBIC, ICONOCLASTIC, WITTY take on free-market economists’ dogmas from a University of Cambridge economist.

Grade: A MINUS

23 THINGS THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM
Bloomsbury
2011

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THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING, by Eduardo Porter

May 18, 2011

IRREVERENT, WELL RESEARCHED lightning tour through behavioral economics shows why things cost what they do.

Grade: SOLID B

THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING: SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF WHY WE PAY WHAT WE DO
Portfolio
2011

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