You've probably heard about how much I like reading Gregg Easterbrook's weekly column on ESPN.com's Page 2, TMQ. Well, I'm going to sound like a broken record, but he continues to be my favorite regular columnist to read. In a time where the Country, and to a certain extent, the World is panicking over the present volatility in the stock market, TMQ is a refreshing voice of reason and rational thinking.
That being said, he highly reccommended a book titled An Empire of Wealth by John Steele Gordon. This book studies the history of financial panics. I don't have much training in the area of economics, but all this recent hubbub has ignited my curiosity. I enjoy a good challenge (what Engineer doesn't?!) so I'm going to take this opportunity to try to gain some perspective on economics and hopefully learn a little bit about a subject I used to shy away from.
I should be picking this book up in the next week or so.
Cheers!
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