Books : Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Rating: - Very interesting take on the world around us
I got this for my husband and ended up reading it as well. It's a fascinating take on the world around us. I enjoyed reading his theories and the data he uses to support his theories make sense. It certainly made me look at the field of Economics in a whole new light.

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Rating: - why no paperback version?
This is a great book, unfortunately, I lent my copy to someone and it was not returned. I'd like to order a paperback version but don't see one available.

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Rating: - Changed my view of the world
I believe that the author is trying to help others in the world through writing this book. Steven Levitt is currently a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Levitt is a well known economist around the world with many supporters. Stephen Dubner is a journalist who has written a lot about his co author, Levitt. I think he accomplished his goal very well in writing this book. But sometimes their claims seem a bit far fetched. For example, in this book they claim that swimming pools are more dangerous than guns to our children. Otherwise they gave us acceptable claims which could help us in our daily lives. Moreover, another crazy claim was that bees are more dangerous than sharks. I have always thought that more people died by shark attacks than by bees stinging them. Most of these claims even though full with spin, are very amusing to the average day Joe.

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Rating: - Not as great as I had expected
I bought this book as I had heard great reviews about it. After reading countless reviews I bought it. I was a little disappointed. I personally dont believe that abortion rates can be connected with crime rates. That is quite a far reach, and in the book i don't believe it is properly explained. Secondly the author tried to show the similarities between the KKK and real estate brokers. Again, a far reach. Overall i think my expectations were too high, but if you want to buy it... Go ahead.

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Rating: - Two Thumbs Up!
Freakonomics is the most interesting and informative book I have ever read. In this book, it discusses extensive research that the two authors, Stephen B. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have found. Anything from teachers cheating to the house market can be found in the book. The authors show throughout the book that numbers don't lie about anything. It can be confusing at times and is very challenging to understand the vocabulary and research. I would recommend this to anyone who likes finding facts about everyday things. I enjoyed it because It was an easy read that I just couldn't put down. After finishing the book, I felt like I had learned so many new things. I give Freakonomics two thumbs up.