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Comment author: gwern 01 December 2012 08:47:15PM 0 points [-]

In descending order of quality:

  • The Signal and the Noise
  • The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament
  • Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World
  • Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
Comment author: gjm 01 December 2012 10:11:24PM 0 points [-]

Would you care to give some indication of their quality in terms other than comparison to one another?

Comment author: gwern 01 December 2012 10:33:40PM 2 points [-]

Well, if you want more I suppose you could look at my Goodreads account. For Silver, I excerpted each chapter.

Comment author: gjm 02 December 2012 02:26:26AM 0 points [-]

Aha. So, for the benefit of others who are curious, Gwern gave Cowen and Ehrman 4 stars (out of 5), Cowen 2 stars, and Hayes 3 stars. That's somewhat informative. The excerpts are interesting too. Thanks!

Comment author: juliawise 02 December 2012 02:21:16PM 1 point [-]

This would be more helpful if I knew which of those authors wrote which of the books in the great-grandparent.

Comment author: dbaupp 02 December 2012 02:41:51PM 5 points [-]
  • Silver: The Signal and the Noise
  • Ehrman: The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament
  • Cowen: Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World
  • Hayes: Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
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