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Born on Third Base

Born On Third Base Blog Post I am very conflicted with my opinions of this book. In terms of the writing style, I think he is a great storyteller and for the most part it is easy to understand his goal in each sentence and paragraph but he seems to love certain words that I wouldn't define as "plain English" which I have to look up the definition to fully understand the point he is trying to make. One of my favorite parts of what I have read of the book is his use of outside sources and quotes. He cites a lot of other writers in his genre such as Nader and Frank and gives you both their takes and his spin on it. One quote in particular that intrigued me was,  "Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." He was a very interesting view of the rich from his insider perspective. The part that confused me the most at the beginning of this book was his explanation of the two types of guilt and claiming his does not suffer from...