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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
 

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or that economists are concerned only with finance itself, Steven D. Levitt will change some minds. In Freakonomics... (read more)

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  • Allison N

    allison n said:

    “This book really opened my eyes to the idea of incentives and how much they really influence our decisions. It's amazing how everyone is out for themselves, whether consciously or subconsciously. Our decisions about everything stem from what's in it for us.”

    posted Sunday, September 7 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Urvika P

    urvika p said:

    “I enjoyed reading this book because after i finished reading it helped me understand economics a little better. ”

    posted Thursday, September 4 2008
  • Meeshali G

    meeshali g said:

    “I cannot believe that Roe v. Wade decision for making abortion legal would make the crime rate go down in the next 5-10 years!”

    posted Thursday, September 4 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • John P

    john p said:

    “I thoroughly enjoyed reading Freakonomics and am currently reading a book claiming to be a rebuttal to Freakonomics, called Freedonomics. It is interesting to see how this book is viewed by other Economists. I am led to believe that Freakonomics will have just been a fad. ”

    posted Wednesday, August 27 2008
  • sapna

    sapna said:

    “I am not big time into economics..dya think someone who is not economics oriented will enjoy it?”

    posted Monday, July 14 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Rajeev O

    rajeev o said:

    “Hi Hanson,
    I am a friend of Suja and Santosh from Chelmsford. In fact I am santosh's best friend (We stuided together) and I now live in Witham. Have heard about you thorugh them but we never got to speak.

    Anyways, I got my hands on Freakonomics on a flight but couldnt read much.(I am a voracious reader and tend to read several titles at the same time). What did you think of this one?
    Cheers
    Rajeev”

    posted Monday, May 26 2008
  • Sam Dilton

    sam dilton said:

    “loved very page of this book. Great analysis of data”

    posted Wednesday, April 2 2008
  • buburuza zuza

    buburuza zuza said:

    “a very interesting book...i had a lot of things to learn from it. ”

    posted Thursday, March 27 2008
  • Deeders

    deeders said:

    “Loved it! How interesting. Definitely in my top 3 non-fiction favorites. ”

    posted Saturday, February 9 2008
  • Edyl

    edyl said:

    “My God, this book was just absolutely amazing and clever! Truly made me look at facts in a different way. Well written!”

    posted Wednesday, January 2 2008
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