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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything, Revised and Expanded Edition

896 Ratings: 2.8

A book by Steven D. Levitt

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 … see full wiki

Tags: Books, Cafe Libri, Nonfiction, Economics, Steven Levitt, Behavioral Economics

Author: Steven D. Levitt

Genre: Business & Investing, Entertainment, Science

Publisher: William Morrow

29 reviews about Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores...

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review by Jaronimo. January 02, 2006

It was ok

I received this book as a Christmas gift. Glad I didn't have to pay for it. While it was slightly entertaining, some of the authors connections didn't seem to make sense. I did get the feeling that the author believes he is the smartest guy in the room. Its not often that you see a book that has glowing reviews about the author at the beginning of each chapter. If you can borrow it from the library or a friend, great. If not, wait till it hits the discount rack. It was ok, … more

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review by Jerry_Saperstein. October 31, 2005

Pop-science done well.

There's been a run of pop-science books lately which attempt to explain the mysteries of life in easy-to-understand terms. Nearly all that I've seen are ignorance talking to ignorance. "Freakonomics" is the exception. While Steven D. Levitt is an economist, He doesn't cloak his profession with murky terms and obscure mathematics. Rather he looks at economics as a way to explain how the world works. And he and co-author Stephen J. Dubner are quite successful at this. … more

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review by ElectricRay. August 10, 2005

The hidden side of the " Unexpected Publishing Phenomenon" remains unexplored

Hmmm. A very *interesting* (in the sense of the Middle Eastern curse) kettle of fish. I'm not sure what co-author Dubner's role is here - either to act as an alter ego for Levitt, allowing reproduction of fawning extracts from various newspaper articles written about Levitt throughout the book (as sole author Levitt wouldn't be able to get away with this without heaping hubris on his head), or perhaps to take the material he had from his original article and pad it out into … more

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review by JSMaresca. May 22, 2005

Freakonomics by Levitt et al.

This work contains non-conventional answers to important societal questions. The authors are critical of teachers who teach to the test and assist students in achieving inflated grades. This phenomenon is not necessarily the fault of teachers. It is the fault of administrators who live or die by the infamous "Bell Curve". The book calls into question the current statistic for homelessness. The authors believe that homelessness numbers are inflated. … more

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