Ezra Klein Archive: Books

Super Feminomics

Super Freakonomics is really two books in one: Some of the chapters are based on a deep data set that reveals interesting insights about the underlying subject. Half of the chapters are not based on any data set at all,...

By Ezra Klein  |  October 19, 2009; 9:05 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
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More on Super Freakonomics

Brad Plumer joins the chorus assailing the climate change chapter in Super Freakonomics. He gestures towards the same problem I noticed: Much of the original Freakonomics was based on Steven Levitt's original research. Fairly little in Super Freakonomics is based...

By Ezra Klein  |  October 16, 2009; 3:56 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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The Shoddy Statistics of Super Freakonomics

Super Freakonomics is getting a lot of flak for its flip contrarianism on climate change, most of which seems based on incorrectly believing solar panels are black (they're blue, and this has surprisingly large energy implications) and misquoting important climate...

By Ezra Klein  |  October 16, 2009; 2:25 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (19)
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Fast Books!

The Daily Beast has partnered with Perseus Books Group to found a quick turnaround imprint aimed at getting books from writers to readers in a matter of months, as opposed to the traditional year or two. Here's how it...

By Ezra Klein  |  September 29, 2009; 5:40 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (10)
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Shiny!

My friends over at Barnes and Nobles' book review supersite have unveiled a snazzy new design. Have at it, book lovers....

By Ezra Klein  |  September 14, 2009; 11:20 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Learning From Pretend

I liked this paragraph from Alyssa Rosenberg: I haven't watched The People v. Larry Flynt for years, but I remember how gorgeous Courtney Love's portrayal of Althea Flynt was, as a picture of someone just kind of slipping away (incidentally...

By Ezra Klein  |  July 27, 2009; 3:46 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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