Summer Reading 2013
Welcome to the 2013 Summer Reading blog for A.P. U.S. History.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Lesson from Freakonomics
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One thing I thought was interesting in Freakonomics is how the bagel man quit his initial job in an office room and took the risk of just se...
Summer Surprises
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I was personally ever surprised at how much I enjoyed Freakonomics. I had expected a boring book about basic economics, but instead what I r...
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Monday, August 26, 2013
The Economics of Behavior
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Throughout Freakonmonics, Levitt and Dubner observe "the hidden side of everything" and question what actually happens in our worl...
Heritage
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I've always know that where you're from can have an impact on who you are and your mannerisms, but I never really knew what huge eff...
The Power of Information
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I thought information asymmetry was one of the most interesting topics in Freakonomics. I have the term "knowledge is powe...
Summary of Dark Tide
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I found the nonfiction novel, Dark Tide, written by Stephen Puleo to be a very interesting and stimulating. It is about a molasses tank buil...
Dark Tide vs the other books
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Being in both AP History as well as AP English, I was forced to read all three books: Dark Tide, Freakonomics, and Outliers. As well written...
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