Dominic Lawson’s review from Sunday 18 August; he’s not so sure about the dialogue format of the book, but:
…it’s amazing what you can get used to; especially when the author is as clear-thinking and easy to read as Harford.
I thought this was a book by an economist?
It is; but Harford is also the presenter of such BBC radio programmes as Pop-Up Economics and More or Less, so he has mastered the art of dealing with this subject without the use of a single diagram or mathematical equation.
Doesn’t that mean he could be accused of over-simplification?
Perhaps academic economists would say so; but the original Undercover Economist book sold more than 1m copies worldwide, so they will just have to suck it up. And besides, the ability to express complex ideas in a straightforward fashion is invaluable in a field which has more than its fair share of impenetrable jargon … This is a studiously non-political book.
I’ll take that as a recommendation.
The book is out on 29 August; you can find out more here.