Books by Charles Wheelan
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review 1: If only economics was taught with this much humor and genuine enthusiasm...I may have decided to major in business. This is a tremendously well-written book, whether you agree with all of Wheelan's conclusions or not. The segment on sweat shops is perhaps the most debatable, but ...
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review 1: I have to admit that I always liked math when I was in school. Numbers made more sense to me than words. Kinda ironic that I became a reader over the years as a hobby. Besides knowing basic arithmetic for monetary purpose, everybody should know statistics. We use statistics a...
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review 1: Some takeaways: TRAVEL! Find a job that doesn't involved a long commute (it'll make you happier in the long run); a good marriage is the equivalent of an extra $100,000 a year; parents don't want what's best for you, they want what's good for you. "I do have advice, which is to t...
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review 1: This is a good book on what commencement speakers could say. The most intriguing to me was 'don't be great' be 'solid'. This as noted in the book will help you to be great. Solid performances lend themselves to improvement. You can analyze a solid performance and examine what...
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review 1: For years I have stated my political point of view as "extreme moderate." Naturally the Centrist Manifesto appealed. It did not disappoint. Charles Wheelan lays out a plan and basic platform for a third U.S. party. The Centrist Party would take the best ideas from each party, put...