hiltzmoore 's review for:

Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

2.0

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I really enjoyed Freakonomics because it brought a scientific/statistical viewpoint to things we otherwise wouldn't think of from that perspective. This book tried to do the same, but with much more controversial topics. I just found a lot of the rhetoric to be flawed, and also really felt like much of the book was a big shout out to the authors buddies in Washington who were "genious inventors." Finally, I felt like the book had way too many footnotes and acknowledgements, which made what looked to be a long book actually 75 or so pages shorter than what I thought it would be.