Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Freakonomics

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

2005 • 320 pages

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OK. This was a really intriguing read & definitely gave me new ways of looking at things like crime & education. Some of the ideas were so new & surprising to me that I want to have someone smarter than me fact check it? I know there are appendices & such, but, just, REALLY? A lot of it makes total sense though, like swimming pools killing way more kids than guns, and legalized abortion lowering the crime rate. It's written in an easy, conversational tone with data charts & such.

July 10, 2012