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Freakonomics


  1. Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?
  2. What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
  3. How much do parents really matter?
  4. Has your name any influence on your career opportunities?
  5. What has nylon stockings in common with crack cocaine?
  6. Why did the crime rate in America fell in 1990s? Has the legalization of abortion to do anything with that?
  7. What is information asymmetry and experts use it to their advantage?
  8. How the Internet has reduced the information asymmetry by giving information to the customers, thus improving their negotiating power?

If you want answers to these and more interesting questions, you should read Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory



Roald Dhal
is one of my favorite authors and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite Dhal book. I finished reading it to my nephew and niece a couple of days back. I think this is one book that they have enjoyed very much. Reading the book again after all these years was fun.

I recommend reading this book to your kids as it will transport them to the magical land of chocolate. But don’t forget to have a stock of chocolates and ice creams as reading the book will make them want to have either of them and it is too cruel to deny them of that pleasure!

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My Life in France


Last week I saw the beautiful movie Julie & Julia, which was based on two books—My Life in France by Julia Child (with Alex Prud’homme) and Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell.
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Ladybird Favourite Tales



Ladybird Favourite Tales are the timeless, treasured stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. These easy-to-read retellings, enhanced by rich, colourful, and exciting illustrations beautifully captures the all the magic of the original stories.

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