"Provocative... eye-popping." - New York Times Book Review: Inside the List
"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt... Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae." - Wall Street Journal
"The guy is interesting!" - Washington Post Book World
"The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping" - Entertainment Weekly
"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled." - Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point
"Principles of economics are used to
examine daily life in this fun read." -
People: Great Reads"Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist's laser." -
San Diego Union-Tribune"Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire." -
Philadelphia Daily News"Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age." -
Financial Times"Hard to resist." -
Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order." -
Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century"Freakonomics was the 'It' book of 2005." -
Fort Worth Star-Telegram"An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world." -
Kirkus Reviews"An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom." -
Associated Press"A showcase for Levitt's intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics.... There's plenty of fun to be had." -
Salon.com"One of the decade's most intelligent and provocative books." -
The Daily Standard"Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading." -
Book Sense Picks and Notables"The trivia alone is worth the cover price." -
New York Times Book Review"An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means." -
Business World"Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds." -
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