Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

To:  Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, authors, Freakonomics.

Dear Steven and Stephen,
Having read Malcolm Gladwell’s rave, having understood and loved the book’s premise—that hidden statistics we don’t want to look at tell the real story—we expected a lot from your bestseller, Freakonomics.
We were not completely disappointed. Freakanomics is always thought-provoking, and scores a number of bull eyes. For example, your attack on the theories of why crime plunged in the 90s (and, indirectly, the Giuliani myth) is pure fun [...]

Posted in Books/Films/Media on June 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment » [ Share / Bookmark + ] 

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