This is an Online Internet Book Club on Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
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Finally! A book about economics that won't put you to sleep. In fact, you won't be able to put this one down.
Naked Economics makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through (or avoided) in college, demystifying key concepts, laying bare the truths behind the numbers, and answering those questions you have always been too embarrassed to ask. For all the discussion of Alan Greenspan in the media, does anyone know what the Fed actually does? And what about those blackouts in California? Were they a conspiracy on the part of the power companies? Economics is life. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's no reason to fear this highly relevant subject. With the commonsensical examples and brilliantly acerbic commentary we've come to associate with The Economist, Wheelan brings economics to life. Amazingly, he does so with nary a chart, graph, or mathematical equation in sight—certainly a feat to be witnessed firsthand.
Economics is a crucial subject. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it.
Book Club Questions for Naked Economics (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Naked Economics:
- Did Charles Wheelan emphasize any specific themes throughout Naked Economics? What do you think Charles Wheelan is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Naked Economics and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Naked Economics? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Naked Economics reveal Charles Wheelan's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Charles Wheelan is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Naked Economics affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Charles Wheelan's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Naked Economics (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Naked Economics:
- Did Charles Wheelan make persuasive arguments in Naked Economics? Did Naked Economics change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Naked Economics?
- How does Charles Wheelan present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Charles Wheelan biased within Naked Economics? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Naked Economics make you want to read next? Why?
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