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If I could get my membership fee back, I'd resign from the human race.
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We've had a steady flow of advanced copies of fall books. I thought I would go through a few of them, this week, and give you a preview of what's coming. Below is part of a press release that accompanied the book Giving Notice: Why the Best and the Brightest Leave the Workplace and HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM STAY by Freada Kapor Klein, coming out in October.
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I am fascinated by Chris Anderson's The Long Tail. These power law curves exist in so many facets of the world.
We pulled data yesterday on our linking behavior to books on our site and.
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There is a weird error coming up when you try to post a comment right now and leaves you unable to save the comment.
We are working on it and I'll post something when we get it fixed.
Update: They are working perfectly now.
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The WSJ picks on the latest economic books saying they're overlooking a more bedrock rule -- that of supply and demand (free access today). From the WSJ:
In Discover Your Inner Economist, Tyler Cowen, an economics professor at George Mason University, talks readers through economic rationales for dating (flowers work because they are expensive), charity (give to those who aren't asking) and eating well (at expensive restaurants, avoid dishes that rely too heavily on top-quality raw ingredients). But sales of other new titles that aim to explain weird phenomena in economic terms don't bode well for Mr.
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