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« Reply #500 on: August 09, 2012, 10:06:49 PM »

The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy by Dani Rodrik

http://www.amazon.com/The-Globalization-Paradox-Democracy-Economy/dp/0393071618

"From the mercantile monopolies of seventeenth-century empires to the modern-day authority of the WTO, IMF, and World Bank, the nations of the world have struggled to effectively harness globalization's promise. The economic narratives that underpinned these eras—the gold standard, the Bretton Woods regime, the "Washington Consensus"—brought great success and great failure. In this eloquent challenge to the reigning wisdom on globalization, Dani Rodrik offers a new narrative, one that embraces an ineluctable tension: we cannot simultaneously pursue democracy, national self-determination, and economic globalization. When the social arrangements of democracies inevitably clash with the international demands of globalization, national priorities should take precedence. Combining history with insight, humor with good-natured critique, Rodrik's case for a customizable globalization supported by a light frame of international rules shows the way to a balanced prosperity as we confront today's global challenges in trade, finance, and labor markets."
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« Reply #501 on: August 10, 2012, 08:20:58 PM »

Medieval Civilization: 400-1500 by Jacques Le Goff

Been reading this since last week and it should be finished by tomorrow.
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« Reply #502 on: August 10, 2012, 08:47:24 PM »

Decision Points by George W. Bush
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« Reply #503 on: August 11, 2012, 05:35:22 PM »

Three new books to start:

"Lodgers", about the Bosnian civil war. Cousin told me it's both informative and hilarious, which is always a good mix.

"My Brilliant Career", which I've been vaguely meaning to read for years.

"Persuasion", cos I'm on a chick--lit-kick, but only the good stuff. I used to hate Austen, but now I'm really enjoying her.
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« Reply #504 on: August 12, 2012, 12:10:04 AM »



Just got it today. Been on my reading list for a while.

isn't this a Nazi book?
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« Reply #505 on: August 12, 2012, 12:43:46 AM »

Theodore Rex, which is an amazing book and The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Camus.
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« Reply #506 on: August 12, 2012, 12:56:47 AM »


Imperial-style conservative German, not Nazi.
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« Reply #507 on: August 12, 2012, 01:05:47 AM »

^^ I will always remember that book for its mention in 'The Great Gatsby.'

The Virginian, by Owen Wister.
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« Reply #508 on: August 12, 2012, 07:20:49 AM »


Also known as 'Nazi-enabling.'
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« Reply #509 on: August 13, 2012, 07:27:26 PM »


After a certain point, certainly. I'm not familiar enough with Spengler's life story to know if and when he got to that point, and I've only read parts of the actual book, which is massive.
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« Reply #510 on: August 14, 2012, 08:34:22 PM »

I am going to start on Confessions of an Economic Hitman as soon as I finish this post.
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« Reply #511 on: August 15, 2012, 02:10:17 AM »

Fatherland, by Robert Harris.
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« Reply #512 on: August 15, 2012, 02:53:41 AM »

Rereading both Floating Clouds and Augustine's Confessions. Both excellent in different ways. It's a testament to what a great writer Hayashi was that I love Floating Clouds despite hating every major character, some of them on a deeply personal level.
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« Reply #513 on: August 15, 2012, 03:45:37 PM »

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« Reply #514 on: August 15, 2012, 04:11:36 PM »

Survival of the Sickest, a popular science book written Sharon Moalem of the University of Toronto, who has a Ph.D. in neurogenetics, and Jonathan Prince, who worked for the Clinton Administration.
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« Reply #515 on: August 15, 2012, 04:50:59 PM »


I think I tried to do that, didn't work
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« Reply #516 on: August 15, 2012, 05:40:46 PM »

The Odyssey for college. I had all summer to read it and with six days left I've read about 60 pages.
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« Reply #517 on: August 15, 2012, 06:15:56 PM »

The Odyssey for college. I had all summer to read it and with six days left I've read about 60 pages.

Wait, what?  You have summer reading in college?
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« Reply #518 on: August 16, 2012, 09:19:03 AM »

The Odyssey for college. I had all summer to read it and with six days left I've read about 60 pages.

if it's for orientation or whatever it's totally ok not to do it.
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« Reply #519 on: August 16, 2012, 08:56:03 PM »

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« Reply #520 on: August 17, 2012, 10:46:18 AM »

The Captain and The Enemy by Graham Greene.
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« Reply #521 on: August 17, 2012, 02:09:01 PM »

The Captain and The Enemy by Graham Greene.

How is it? I'm rather fond of Greene but I've not read that one.
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« Reply #522 on: August 17, 2012, 02:33:28 PM »

The Presidents Club.
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« Reply #523 on: August 18, 2012, 04:22:19 AM »
« Edited: August 18, 2012, 04:26:29 AM by TheDeadFlagBlues »

The Odyssey for college. I had all summer to read it and with six days left I've read about 60 pages.

Wait, what?  You have summer reading in college?

I'm about to attend one of the most difficult colleges in the country where it is mandatory to write a thorough and original thesis for you undergrad. I can't believe I used to be proud of myself for receiving an acceptance letter from this den of academic sadism...

@Tweed it's for a class (which is basically Reed's signature as an institution) that all freshman are required to take so I can't get out of it. I'd much rather be reading Crime and Punishment or the latest Yanis Varoufakis book.
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« Reply #524 on: August 18, 2012, 06:31:49 AM »

I'm about to attend one of the most difficult colleges in the country where it is mandatory to write a thorough and original thesis for you undergrad.

Are undergrad dissertations that rare in the U.S?
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