Gang Leader for a Day

Sudhir Venkatesh

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tastefulwordsMar 17, 2011

Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein Flatland, by Edwin Abbott Gang Leader for a Day, by Sudhir Venkatesh The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan

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serverdudeOct 3, 2010

I am a big fan of both Fooled by Randomness and Black swan. I especially love the fallacies he discusses w.r.t. human brain! I also recommend Sudhir Venkatesh's "Gang Leader For a Day".

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zackattackJan 2, 2010

Gangleader for a Day - Sudhir Venkatesh's illuminating story about the housing projects, crack gangs and community dynamics of south side chicago in the '90s. Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely explains a lot of the idiosyncracies in everyday human behavior Thoughts Without a Thinker - Mark Epstein's enjoyable tale about buddhism and psychotherapy Worst: SuperFreakonomics - Superficial, poorly written, overly patriotic cocktail party factoids

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