Given that DD is so well versed in the field in general and has mastered the 
content of both books, in particular, I, for one, and probably other members 
would appreciate it were he to provide us with summaries of both books with 
comments on comparisons between the two.

Ron Sheen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DD Farms" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: IQ as good predictor


> At 06:26 PM 9/17/2007, Castilleja, Janet wrote:
>>I would suggest that people, whether they read The Bell Curve (I have)
>>or not, read Stephen Jay Gould's The Mismeasure of Man.  In my opinion,
>>it's hard to beat Gould for lucid, readable, scientifically supported
>>explanations.
>
> DD: I have read both. Gould was not a psychometrician. He was writing out 
> of his field of expertise. Still, he wrote well. I have enjoyed reading 
> him in other genres, that were also out of his field. How accurate they 
> were I wot not, but they were interesting. I'd recommend that a person 
> interested read, "The Bell Curve" first. Start with the easy sections, 
> marked as such. Then the harder ones, and then dive into the third 
> sections, and scrutinize the references and footnotes, along the way. Then 
> read Gould's book.
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