Freakonomics

Just completed the book "Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. I first came to know about this book in a review by WSJ. From review, I was fascinated by the subject of this book. The economist (Levitt) tries to solve some of rather unique questions and try to co-relate them. Examples: Do abortions brought down the crime rate?; Do real estate agents represent your best interest? Does parent influence the childs socio-economic status? or not? How does the naming a child and socio-economy related?

It's rather an easy to read. Highly recommended.

Crash

Few weeks back I saw the movie "Crash" which is about the racisim in Los Angeles. Instantly it has become one of my favorite movies. You'll be on the edge all time and movie captures the social and emotinal issues that they deal. I will highly recommend this movie to anyone.

Walden...

In April (I think), I had a chance to read Henry Thoreau's Walden. It's about his experiment in living in the woods (near Boston, the pond called Walden) in 1840's. Also this book had one of his most famous essay: Civil Disobeidence. Absolutely loved it.

Mark Twain

I had a chance to read the Mark Twain's most famous works: Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. I absolutlely loved the Huck Finn's adventures. Not only the adventures are fun (especially when Tom Sawyer "tries" to help Huck to free Jim from the jail - I laughed so hard), but it also gives a social commentary about how people lived in the 19th century.

It's been a while...

God It's been 4 months! Too lazy....I have to write more often. I am going to try posting every week here after.