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Too much historical context. Tim Marshall is a nerd and needs to lock in

Book stolen by some thieves along with my backpack but it has been retrieved.

The present chapter on labour economics and unemployment reminds us that it is fundamentally humans that create, shape, and change an economy. It is their hard work, their ingenuity, their needs and wants, their norms and behaviours, and their physical condition and environment that determine the nature and direction of an economy.

It’s solid

Not bad. Got to the bit about the Russian financial crisis now

I have lost my copy and do not intend to get a new one

I have lost my copy

It’s certainly interesting and I can see why many people thoroughly enjoy this book; however, Dr Tyson’s flowery writing style and habit of leaping back and forth between ideas without a methodical transition gets a little confusing, especially as this is a book introducing astrophysics to people who aren’t already well-versed in these topics.

It’s pretty good!

This is good I like this 👍

It’s called seven “brief” lessons on physics but it’s really not brief

Psyched to start this one

Excellent - it’s not really economics to be honest; it’s more like sociological analysis (?) with elements of economic thinking in order to explain certain social phenomena. Nevertheless, I’m still thoroughly intrigued in all of the topics this book covered and I have learned a great deal. I like this

I thought it was getting better but it’s still absolute horseshit. 160 bucks I won’t get back. Why did I want this thing?

It’s shit

It’s good