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post #91 of 94
3/26/10 at 1:37pm
I recently finished reading World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

I was stunned by this book.  I thought it might be worth a few laughs, but it turned out to be just an excellent read.  It is done as a series of interviews of survivors of the zombie apocalypse.  At times the writing is so good I would forget that this was fiction.  I really recommend this one!

http://www.amazon.com/World-War-Oral-History-Zombie/dp/0307346617/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269635469&sr=8-1
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post #92 of 94
3/26/10 at 7:33pm
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SuperFreakonomics by Levitt and Dubner.
The followup to Freakonomics follows the same pattern: an intimate view of some fascinating microeconomics in life. It's a fair book; certainly enjoyable to anyone who liked Freakonomics. But I found Freakonomics much fresher -- not surprising being the first of its kind -- but the stories and topics were more interesting and felt more solid.

In SuperFreakonomics, I enjoyed most the discussion on medical matters, particularly the discovery of infection during childbirth in the Middle Ages.

The weakest portion was on Global Warming, as it simply didn't fit the Freakonomics model: it was purely speculative, not drawing on actual data to prove its point.

If you've not read either, start with Freakonomics. If you enjoyed Freaknomics, give SuperFreakonomics a try.
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post #93 of 94
3/27/10 at 3:44pm
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I recently finished reading World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

You might be interested in knowing that a movie adaptation is on the way.
 
BTW, shouldn't we be have a 2010 thread by now?  

Joe
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post #94 of 94
3/27/10 at 7:04pm
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We do. I wasn't paying attention to the title

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/296293/books-you-ve-read-in-2010
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