Books

This month's reading was interesting . . . I started reading Freakonomics, which uses basic economic principles such as information asymmetry and incentives to explain non-conventional economic situations. The information was interesting, but the language was occasionally very offensive, so I didn't finish the book.

Instead, I read a book on the parallel lives of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. I'm not a big history buff, so it was interesting to read about these two prominent Americans and their experiences in this young country. I must say, I'm very glad to live in these modern times with so many advances in medicine, technology, and just about everything else. What surprised me about the book, though, was how human nature really hasn't changed much - people still lie, steal, cheat, and act poorly in self interest.

So, what did I learn from these books? I learned that you can't judge a book by it's cover or by the New York Times best seller list. I also learned that books should have a rating system, just like movies do (wouldn't that be interesting?). I also learned that I don't know much at all about US history and that it doesn't really interest me all that much, although I do love America.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a non-fiction book for July?