Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
&#8220;If Indiana Jones were an economist, he&#8217;d be Steven Levitt&#8230; Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae.&#8221; (Wall Street Journal)&#8220;Provocative&#8230; eye-popping.&#8221; (New York Times Book Review: Inside the List)&#8220;The guy is interesting!&#8221; (Washington Post Book World)&#8220;The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping&#8221; (Entertainment Weekly)&#8220;Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled.&#8221; (Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point)&#8220;Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read.&#8221; (People: Great Reads)&#8220;Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist&#8217;s laser.&#8221; (San Diego Union-Tribune)&#8220;Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire.&#8221; (Philadelphia Daily News)&#8220;Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age.&#8221; (Financial Times)&#8220;Hard to resist.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly (starred review))&#8220;Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order.&#8221; (Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century)&#8220;Freakonomics was the &#8216;It&#8217; book of 2005.&#8221; (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)&#8220;An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)&#8220;An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom.&#8221; (Associated Press)&#8220;A showcase for Levitt&#8217;s intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics&#8230;. There&#8217;s plenty of fun to be had.&#8221; (Salon.com)&#8220;One of the decade&#8217;s most intelligent and provocative books.&#8221; (The Daily Standard)&#8220;Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading.&#8221; (Book Sense Picks and Notables)&#8220;The trivia alone is worth the cover price.&#8221; (New York Times Book Review)&#8220;An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means.&#8221; (Business World)&#8220;Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds.&#8221; (Amazon.com)