Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Steven D. Levitt

3.7 AVERAGE

ocarina_21's review against another edition

5.0
Fun and interesting stories to demonstrate the behavioural economics concepts within. Very engaging.

michelleful's review against another edition

4.0
Some pretty good stories in here and it will make you rethink some things. I felt there were a couple of weak chapters but overall it was a good read.

kellyelizabeth27's review against another edition

2.0
Meh. Almost nothing in here you haven't heard before. Cass Sunstein (?) and Nate Silver covered much of the same ground so much better. Story about using bank records to catch terrorists is completely pointless.

michielstock's review against another edition

3.0
Quite a quick and fun read with some nice stories and anecdotes. Like 'Thinking Fast an Slow' but a bit less academic.

jess10adam's review against another edition

2.0
Listen to the podcasts. It covers all the same materials in a better storytelling format.

wellington299's review against another edition

5.0

This is a freaky book, and I mean this in the best way possible. Filled with wit and charm, this book entertains and teaches the reader in a most delightful way. I really enjoyed the stories of people thinking "like a freak".

jjwalter2001's review against another edition

Seemed like a whole lotta redundancy with their previous books. Enjoyed the previous books very much, but just couldn't bring myself to re-read the same stuff again....

ryandeel's review against another edition

4.0
If you follow the podcast and read the two previous books, there is not much new to you in this book. I do think this book is a nice summary of the themes Levitt and Dubner have addressed in the books and on the podcast. Overall, I enjoyed it.

robinrobin720's review against another edition

4.0
Audiobook. If you have been listening to the Feakonomics podcast for any length of time, you will already know much of what's in this book. There are a few new tidbits, though, so it's still worth reading.
If you aren't already familiar with Levitt and, Dubner, I don't know if this would be the best book to start with. Ymmv, of course.

l7sunse_95's review against another edition

3.25
funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced