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(Contains reviews for both books)


I listened to Freakonomics in the summer of 2008, after I'd pillaged my mom's audible library for books I thought I'd enjoy. This one turned out to be a hit. The basic idea centers...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 18:26:57 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:52:45 -0800 2009
The long anticipated follow up to Leavitt and Dubner’s high successful Freakonomics delivers more of what fans expect: good content, entertaining writing style, and an interesting weaving of discrete topics. Leavitt and Dubner...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:31:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:37:59 -0800 2009 SuperFreakonomics Tales of Altruism, Terrorism, and Poorly Paid Prostitutes is the new sequel to the best-selling book Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Leavitt and Stephen J. Dubner.

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I was surprised by the amount of gender-related stories that were in here. The reason behind improvements in the fate of girls and women in India. If it's better to have a pimp or...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 19:02:33 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 20:23:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 5 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 04:30:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 01:41:15 -0700 2009
I found this book interesting, frustrating, fascinating and infuriating (mostly at the same time). The duo that brought Freakonomics with answers to why drug dealers live with their mothers and how the name that your parents gave you...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 22:06:56 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 19:15:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 true false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 10:56:43 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 05:52:04 -0800 2009
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More of the same unexpected analyses of everyday stuff, like TV and prostitutes. (Whereas in Freakonomics we looked at Baby Names and drug dealer economies).

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In the firs...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 07:27:05 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:23:57 -0800 2009 I suppose I should mention that I absolutely hated the chapter on prostitution. Perhaps m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 11:49:49 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 01:22:39 -0700 2009
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Some of the material here was mentioned in Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, so if you've read either of those, ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 15:08:29 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 15:27:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:12:44 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:25:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 01:15:31 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 01:32:59 -0700 2009 Audible.com I snagged it. I enjoyed this book. Plenty of food for thought. Being unfamiliar with nearly all of the subject matter, I found the stories fascina...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 11 17:00:07 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:26:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 21:31:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 21:35:41 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=6999910 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=6999910