The Economic Naturalist《Decent reading, but not as fun or bold as Freak

At first glance this was just another book jumping on the wagon of bestsellers such as Freakonomics and The Undercover Economist and working to promote introductory theories of economics. However this book differs in that it is more derived from classroom teachings (a lot of examples are from students’ course-work) and reads very much like a text-book at times.

This is both a blessing and a curse - on the one hand the book gains credibility by building upon years of real coursework (you know that the arguments presented have been rigoriously debated in class) and reading the examples are a very interactive mental exercise; on the other hand the book feels a tad boring at times (too lecture-like) and some of the examples and their explanations feel over-theoretical.

Not the most innovative or bold book compared to its peers but if you’re interested in such readings you will enjoy this one.

http://www.dani19.com/2009/04/17/reading-the-economic-naturalist/