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Title: Fatal Equilibrium by Marshall Jevons ISBN: 0-345-33158-3 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 12 July, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Economist fiction
Comment: Fatal Equilibrium reminded me of early science fiction (written by scientists about scientists for an audience of other scientists). This book is definitely written by an economist about economists. If you're part of that clique, it's a great book.
Not everyone will consider it light reading, though. If you don't have at least one econ class somewhere in your background, some significant parts of the book (and the plot) will go over your head. There were sections that felt like they were cut-and-pasted right from the author's lecture notes. I kept hoping that the book would be more like Larry Niven's work - grounded in theory, but first and foremost, a gripping story with compelling characters. I'd rather absorb my knowledge along the way than be lectured to.
I enjoyed it and I'll read it again.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Mystery Novel w/ great apllication of economic concepts
Comment: Marshall Jevons collaborates both a great mystery novel while presenting economic applications that people face in the world. Henry's explanation on the ecnomics of love and romance can be seen as strange, interesting, but most of all, comical. I truly recommend this book for those who plan on taking economics in college or are interested in the field of study. My economics class at the University of Chicago read this book which many enjoyed. After completing the book, we were asked to analyze the economics this book contains at a "deeper" level. Humanities clashed with economics without causing any type of argument among literature and economics majors.
Rating: 4
Summary: A fun and educational read
Comment: I read this book as part of a study on how detective fiction mirrors society. The class was taught by Prof. William Breit at Trinity University, one of the co-authors of the book. Being an Econ major myself, I found this book's novel approach to blending economic concepts with a murder mystery to be unique and entertaining. Not your typical mystery novel, but one worth checking out.
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Title: A Deadly Indifference : A Henry Spearman Mystery by Marshall Jevons ISBN: 0691059691 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 27 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Murder at the Margin by Marshall Jevons ISBN: 0691000980 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 12 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance by Russell Roberts ISBN: 0262681358 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 07 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Foundations of Microeconomics by Robin Bade, Michael Parkin ISBN: 0201473836 Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley Pub. Date: 12 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $91.00 |
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Title: New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought by Todd G. Buchholz, Martin Feldstein ISBN: 0452280524 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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