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20
Jan

Book Review: SuperFreakonomics

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, January 20th 2010   4 comments already   

If you were around back when I published my review of Freakonomics, you probably know that I’m a huge fanboy of these authors. Not only that but I freely admit that the name “Weakonomics” was inspired by their play on the word “economics”.
So naturally I was stoked to learn that the authors of [...]

under: books, economics, environment, government, jobs, personal finance    
5
Oct

Secrets Of A Stingy Scoundrel Giveaway!!!

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, October 5th 2009   12 comments already   

I hope you’ve read my review of Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel and gotten excited about it because I’m giving a copy away courtesy of the publisher, Skyhorse Publishing!
There are three ways to enter, and you can enter each way once.  That means you get three entries, doing all three increases your chances of winning. [...]

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5
Oct

Review: Secrets Of A Stingy Scoundrel

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, October 5th 2009   1 comment so far   

You need friends in retail places.  You’ve got friends in high places that could help you get a job but won’t.  And you’ve got friends in low places that make you feel better about yourself.  But you need friends in retail places.
Need furniture?  Make a friend at IKEA.  Electronics?  Best Buy.  Paint?  Home Depot.  You [...]

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28
Sep

Book Review: The Ascent of Money

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, September 28th 2009   5 comments already   

Niall Ferguson is not your typical economic commentator.  He’s not an economist, or journalist, or even a guy with an MBA.  He’s a historian; a historian with a largely business oriented interest and research, but a historian nonetheless.
In 2008 he wrote a book called The Ascent of Money.  I read it almost as soon as [...]

under: banking, books, business, economics    
17
Aug

Best of Money Carnival #12: Keeping It Random

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, August 17th 2009   7 comments already   

Welcome to the Best of Money Carnival.  If you love carnivals as much as I do then you’re probably not too excited about this one.  Fear not.  This one is different.  How you ask?  Because it’s all subjective and I have control of everything (for this week at least).  You see, for this carnival, bloggers [...]

under: books, links, lists, personal finance    
17
Jun

Craig Karmin Is Signing The Winning Book! Enter Now!!!!

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, June 17th 2009   Comments Off   

I’ve spoken with the author of Biography of the Dollar and he is now going to send out a signed copy to the winning entry for our contest!!!!
You only have 24 hours left to enter!!  Have you entered yet?
Do it now!!

under: books    
11
Jun

Hey You! Win A Free Copy of Biography of the Dollar!

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, June 11th 2009   48 comments already   

Finally! After 16 months of Weakonomics I’m finally giving away something!  I’m very excited, not only because this is my first giveaway, but because of what I’m giving away.  Last week many of you read my review of Biography of the Dollar, well now I’m giving you a copy.  And no it won’t be my [...]

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4
Jun

Book Review: Biography of the Dollar

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, June 4th 2009   5 comments already   

In keeping with the trend of have a short title followed by a longer title, the full cover of this book reads: Biography of the Dollar: How the mighty buck conquered the world and why it’s under siege.  Of note, I love this cover.
The author of this biography is Wall Street Journal reporter Craig Karmin. [...]

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