Think Like a Freak
Ratings53
Average rating3.7
Covered much of the same ground as their Podcast that I listen to each week.
This is the third book in the Freakonomics series and deserves to be the last. This franchise is out of gas. While the book is around 200 pages, even that seems to long for a collection of bromides and anecdotes that don't say much that is new or startling.
Not as good as their first two books. Maybe after listening to their podcast since episode 1, I had too high a bar set for it. Still funny and amusing though.
Ok, not as good as previous Freakanomics books. Felt rather short. Tries to go into methodology but doesn't go deep enough, instead more time is spent on stories.
Not as good as their first two books. Maybe after listening to their podcast since episode 1, I had too high a bar set for it. Still funny and amusing though.
Clever. I think Levitt and Dubner have a hidden agenda with this book, which really should've just been title How To Be a Better Person. It's got a lot on those lines: learn to say I Don't Know, learn to question yourself, learn to think beyond just superficially, learn to actually see other people. Learn to let some things go. Basically, a mix of Science and Compassion For Beginners. Freaking brilliant, really—if only it could make it to the right audience. (That's the snag.)
Engaging, fun, even charming. Definitely a book to pass along to those in need.
Great book! I'm suspicious because I'm a fan of the authors but it is really worth reading. Sparks you to think differently and defy the norms or easily acceptable false truths.
Why are the Freak books so refreshing? Maybe they tap into that part of us as humans that reminds us that we really don't have everything all figured out, that sometimes people and things act in unexpected ways. Maybe we like that. I don't know, but I do know that I loved reading this book.
