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First few issues of the Follow Ups have articles about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by DeanT I've got that Ariely book on my shelf CB. Worth reading? I don't know if it would help you improve your handicapping, but it's a fun read, and shows how human nature might tend to be logical, but sometimes our sense of logic can lead to irrational decisions. Ariely shows that sometimes it's easy to forecast this irrationality. There is some interesting human psychology that goes along with...

Thanks Tom yes I've read them and further into the follow-ups they have a little more

Thanks CB. A bettor friend of mine gave it to me so that is two opines that I should read it. I am trying to get thru the morass of books, so I think that will be added to the get to list. Just a note to you or anyone, I agree that many books on behavior, economics, thinking, or stats can be applied to handicapping. If any of you ever want to do some book reviews on the Horseplayer blog it would be an avenue for you, and appreciated. I know...

in order to be a regular at the window the seller needs $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ thats why it's up for sale

I've seen it allright.And also,this is not the first time this item has been offered on ebay(and for the same asking price).My question is this:If this item is supposedly worth the asking price and can supposedly make one a "regular" at the cashier's window,Then why is it up for sale?

The books that are being sold are way too expensive. The market price is $20 - $30 per book. Although the collection is pretty complete, the books are in horrible condition. I bought 6 for $100 at another source. Norman Ford has some unique concepts but actually uses weight as one of his methods which has shown to be ineffective by davis, nunamaker, and quirin. If they were $30 a peice sold as a group or seperately they might be interesting.

I haven't read SuperFreakonomics yet. However, it is on my Christmas wish list! First book was fun read for someone with an economics degree. Many day-to-day activities can be easily explained through economics. My son-in-law, who leans more left than I, read my copy. Afterwards, he recognized that many of my views that he thought were political ones are actually economic ones. Such as my opposition of capital punishment, it is more...