| Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything |  | Author: Steven D.; Dubner, Stephen J. Levitt
Publisher: HarperAudio
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Rating:  1697 reviews
Sales Rank: 514374
Media: Paperback
Pages: 242
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0739462563
EAN: 9780739462560
ASIN: 0739462563
Publication Date: January 1, 2005
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"In an age of too much wishful, faith-based conventional wisdom on the right and left, and too much intellectual endeavor squeezed into prefab ideological containers, Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way. Levitt and Dubner suss out all kinds fo surprising truths --sometimes important ones, sometimes merely fascinating ones --by means of a smart, deep, rigorous, open-minded consideration of facts, with a fearless disregard for whom they might be upsetting. This is bracing fun of the highest order" -Kurt Andersen
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 1697
 Started at 5 stars, then... November 20, 2009
Bill O. (Philly)
Like being at a nerdy cocktail party playing "Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon" with statistics, but without the cocktails. Great hook with the speculation that legalizing abortion resulted in decreased crime rate, but downhill from there as the comparisons become more labored and tedious. Couldn't bring myself to finish it.
Ok at best November 17, 2009
Some Guy (US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Decent but the cool title probably has as much or more to do with this books popularity than anything.
 Awesonomics November 17, 2009
D. Wacker (Los Angeles, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a great book for anyone interested in economics. It takes you on a journey of unexpected correlations and defies conventional wisdom. The book shows you truths you never would of expected or thought of with bamboozling statistics and data. It is an easy, enjoyable book for ages 18-168. Also the book is not very long and keeps you entertained. Levitt and Dubner team up to be an awesome duo and they are by far some awesome economists. I high recommend it. Enough Said.
Must Own November 15, 2009
Smokey E
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Everyone and anyone should own this book. Humorous insight to the world from an economic point of view without using the wordy terminology.
A cool brain teaser November 13, 2009
Gustavas Jankauskas (Lithuania)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Want to look smart at a party? Need a perfect ice-breaker? Want to be witty and charming by "spontaneously" sharing few interesting and/but weird facts with your colleagues? This is a book for you.
It offers totally new insight to the facts that might seem to have nothing in common from the first glance, is witty and captivating - great book to relax on your free time, but still, with getting some intelectual stimulation.
My personal favourite chapter is about how names "determine" kid's future. Want to know more? You'll have to read it.
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