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More hilarious and witty upside-down thinking about the world from Stephen & Steven. Not quite as sharp (or informative) as the original Freakonomics, and somewhat more lowbrow in its approach, but a good read nonetheless.
Not as interesting or fresh as the first one. Tried a bit too hard. Not recommended.
Extremely insightful. Data - data!
I learned (Thanks Professor David C. Wyld):
1. Even the most complex things, can have the simplest solution. The most expensive solution is not the best.
2. I learned that humans are only interested in their personal gain. Use that to get customers, offer incentives.
3. Study data, it can and will show you things that you may not see otherwise.
I learned (Thanks Professor David C. Wyld):
1. Even the most complex things, can have the simplest solution. The most expensive solution is not the best.
2. I learned that humans are only interested in their personal gain. Use that to get customers, offer incentives.
3. Study data, it can and will show you things that you may not see otherwise.
funny
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Interesting, but not nearly as good as their first book. Where the first book was mindblowing and made me look at the world a bit differently, this book was just kind filled with interesting facts or conclusions, but it felt like a bunch of B-sides of ideas that didn't really get fully realized. Not to mention the end just kind of rambled about global warming for a bit, and it didn't really have anything to do with behavioral economics.
adventurous
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I really liked this book, and it was jam-packed with seriously interesting research. If you enjoyed their first collaboration, [b:Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything|1022022|Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised and Expanded Edition)|Steven D. Levitt|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255575660s/1022022.jpg|5397] you will certainly appreciate this one as well. Authors [a:Steven D. Levitt|798|Steven D. Levitt|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1215370905p2/798.jpg] and Stephen Dubner have a podcast on iTunes that is worth listening to as well.
Spent way too long on prostitutes. I don't want to know the variance in BJ prices in Chicago by neighborhood. Follows the format of the first book but with less compelling stories it feels stale.
Not quite as good as the first book, but still enjoyable. It successfully broke me out of the feeling of being burnt out on audiobooks, while also being light-hearted and educational to boot. I don't have the expertise in any of the topics they talk about to critique anything, nor did I go into this or it's predecessor expecting anything, so I'll just say it was as enjoyable as I'd expected and I fully expect to be jumping into the next book of theirs sometime in the near future.