The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford

Quite good economics as far as I can tell, but the book really should have had a real writer writing it.

Indonesia: An Eyewitness Account by Michael Maher

A journalist writing a journalistic account of Indonesia's troubled turn into a democracy.

Ordinary but competent.

The People Next Door by Duncan Graham

Somehow, this poor book got a foreword by Wahid and Geoff Gallop.

Even more somehow, the author has a M Phil and a Walkley Award.

Staggering considering some of the insipid comments and terrible writing.

The Indonesian Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society by James Sneddon

So many interesting facts so poorly expressed.

One would think a linguist could string decent sentences together, and if one were thinking of Guy Deutscher as the linguist, you'd be right!, but Sneddon ain't got what it takes.