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tags: Books Reviews. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 2005, HarperCollins, 242p This book was a best seller when it came out nearly twenty years ago, and I was curious.
Oct 29, 2018 · Book Review: Freakonomics “Sociology…has its own conflicted history with common sense. …sociology has had to confront the criticism that it has “discovered” little that an intelligent ...
Oct 2, 2010 · Conventional-wisdom debunkers Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, authors of the bestselling book “Freakonomics,” are featured front and center in the eponymous documentary to which five ...
Feb 17, 2010 · “Freakonomics was the ‘It’ book of 2005.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) “An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world.” (Kirkus Reviews) “An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom.” (Associated Press)
For readers who enjoyed “Freakonomics” and are keen on exploring similar themes, I would recommend “SuperFreakonomics” by the same authors, “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, or “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman. These books, like “Freakonomics,” offer unique perspectives on human behavior and decision-making.
Nov 7, 2006 · “Hard to resist.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order.” — Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century “Freakonomics was the ‘It’ book of 2005.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Oct 4, 2013 · Malcolm Gladwell’s latest -- David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants – came out this week. Like every other book by Gladwell, it is already a best-seller. And having read – and very much enjoyed -- the book, I can see why. Gladwell once again presents a variety of interesting stories, this time centered on the question of whether underdogs are as ...
