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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “This book is kind of hard to explain. It's nonfiction for sure, as the authors use economics to explore and explain everyday problems like crime, cheating on standardized testing, and getting parents to pick their kids up from daycare. Though it has a few themes that keep popping up over and...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “The basic premise of Freakonomics is that everything that happens leads to something else, or that one thing leads to another. It's a book about cause and effect from a social perspective. With this view, the author challenges our assumptions about the way things are or the way we actually...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Absolutely fascinating. It really gets you thinking and is fully of incredibly interesting tidbits, anecdotes, and factoids.”
Bill C wrote this review 9 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“was expecting something more! :)”
Vatasal G wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A fun book about economics, and trust me, you don't often get to say those two things together. ”
Jenny B wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“First few chapters will do it justice; similar ideas are presented throughout the book.”
Mr. P. wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very useful information, but no plot at all.”
Peter M wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Initially this wasn't one of my favorites, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how much it's influenced my thinking. While the stories themselves are interesting, the underlying theme - people respond to incentives - is very powerful”
Joe C wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Interesting use of economics on social issues. I wish they explained where the statistics came from. Some research has shown that their "findings" regarding abortion and crime are downright scary. They essentially are calling for the aborting of a category of people who they would say are headed for a life of crime--almost sounds like Nazi Germany.
Rhoda K wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Looking forward to Super Freakonomics in the future.”
“My favorite non-fiction book of all time.”
Donnie H wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very interesting.”
Keally M wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
