SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Ratings95
Average rating3.8
Another fun “economics outside the lines” book full of connections that are intriguing and sometimes unexpected. I enjoyed the narrative, transitions between stories, and the tone (inquisitive and open). Don't expect any deep explanation of economics-this is a popular science book at best.
I'd recommend it to adults (some topics are not appropriate for even precocious children).
Fascinating book, a great listen for a car ride. The section about the environment got a little long winded, but otherwise really interesting!
Not as amazing as the first one, but tackling more interesting problems. If you listen to the Freakanomics podcast, most of this will be familiar.
Not as amazing as the first one, but tackling more interesting problems. If you listen to the Freakanomics podcast, most of this will be familiar.
Just as entertaining and informative as the first one. Hope the authors are planning more.
Another book title that is so long that I must remark: Need I say more? Not sure of the validity of all this info, but it is definitely a fun read.
Short review: This is more of the same micro-economic research similar to the previous Freakenomics book. They write well and it is still interesting, but the method is a little stale. The last last sections was about how simple, cheap solutions are often better but less often chosen. I think in the future they need a theme and then work around that (similar to how they did the end of this book.)
Full review on my blog at http://bookwi.se/superfreakonomics/