Tyler Cowen at MR recommends Charles Tilly’s How I work,
Here is Tilly on how to do social science work, recommended.
I am reminded of Borges on Veblen: “When, many years ago, I happened to read this book, I thought it was a satire. I later learned it was the first work of an illustrious sociologist.”
While we are on the topic, here is my favourite link on sociology (YouTube); here are the lyrics.
