Frank, Robert H.: The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times.(Brief article)(Book review)

Frank, Robert H. The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times. Basic Bks: Perseus. Jun. 2009. c.240p, index. ISBN 978-0-465-01511-5. $26. BUS

New York Times columnist Frank (management & economics, Cornell Univ.) is no slouch at making often misunderstood economic precepts easier to grasp. This collection of Times columns is handily organized into thematic sections; Frank's writing sparkles, and the topics, which include health care and the subprime-mortgage crisis, are timely. However, many readers may find this more a political treatise than an economic …