Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Short read on the whole economics of gift giving around the holidays . . . he makes some good points . . . "

" An essay, a single insightful thought is not a book. And this is not a book really, but what would have been called a pamphlet oh those many years ago. Here's the brilliant concept - a gift is worth more to the giver than the receiver. That's it. Interesting thought - but not a whole book's worth of information here. "

" Couldn't decided whether or not to give it 2 or 3 stars. It was an interesting book but I skimmed over some parts b/c it was confusing. Overall though I liked his theory and thought it was interesting. "

" An essay, a single insightful thought is not a book. And this is not a book really, but what would have been called a pamphlet oh those many years ago. Here's the brilliant concept - a gift is worth more to the giver than the receiver. That's it. Interesting thought - but not a whole book's worth of information here. "

" I'm not sure what I expected from this little book. The author appeared at the Seattle Town Hall last December, and I missed it. There is much humor and discussion about American economy, but less emphasis on where we might be headed with our heightened unemployment. It might be that I missed some things because I started skimming about halfway through when I realized it wasn't what I wanted to read. "

" Because I enjoy having my own opinions confirmed by popular economics. "

" Abandoned. Cute little book, funny interesting topic, right? Well, it didn't love up to its title for me, or maybe I'm the wrong reader...I kind of already know all this stuff and skimmed it for added value - didn't find any. "

" While it presents some interesting points, this book was not particularly accessible for me. I only have a very basic understanding of economic, and I just couldn't understand how his math worked for some of his statistics. But that's okay. It made me think. And that's a good thing. "

" This book on why we shuouldn't buy presents comes in a cute stocking stuffer size. Waldfogel has an interesting argument, one with much validity, but he gives WAY too much detail on how he came to his conclusions. Read it if you would like a review of statistical methods learned in college. "

" This is a nice little book. It has a clear point and makes it well. While it is an economics book it is pitched that most readers should find it accessible. "

" More people should read this before going Christmas shopping. Give more to charity instead of buying stupid crap. "

" I actually reached this conclusion before reading his book, but he confirms my belief about giving presents. "

" Nice read, nice little book..would make a great stocking stuffer...(I couldn't resist) "

" Fantastic single-focus book on gift-giving and economics, why Christmas destroys value and how you can do the best job of giving gifts with a minimum of waste and regret for all involved. "

" This is a nice little book. It has a clear point and makes it well. While it is an economics book it is pitched that most readers should find it accessible. "

" Boring book -- didn't finish it. got too bogged down in economic theory for my tastes. could have been an interesting book, but wasn't. "

" Short read on the whole economics of gift giving around the holidays . . . he makes some good points . . . "

" Drags a little sometimes but overall the message is very compelling! I would not buy Xmas gifts if I could get away from the social pressure to do so. "

" Couldn't decided whether or not to give it 2 or 3 stars. It was an interesting book but I skimmed over some parts b/c it was confusing. Overall though I liked his theory and thought it was interesting. "

" It was interesting to read about all of the money we waste in the craze of the holidays, it was written in good humor, but I love christmas and didn't like it being economically theorized. "

" I actually reached this conclusion before reading his book, but he confirms my belief about giving presents. "