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Puzzles and Paradoxes in Economics

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Although this book contains some interesting insights into economist-think, I was soon put off by several instances of obvious non-critical thinking. I started to read it from the front, then got bored with not understanding what seemed so obvious to the writers, then hopped around to several interesting-sounding essays. It is advertised as being suitable for the layman, but it contains much undefined jargon. I aced my 'economics for non-economists' course in college, have followed the economy in weekly news magazines since, have bachelors and masters degrees, retired from a long-time engineering position involving much analysis and technical writing, and now subscribe to one of Dr. Skousen's investing services. I think I should be able to understand most of it. Nevertheless this is one of the more tortured and confusing reads of my lifetime. PhD economists might understand and appreciate it, but I did not.