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Book Review of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Freakonomics, Bk 1)

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Freakonomics, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 5


Absolutely fascinating, well written and entertaining -- which is saying a lot, given that I tend to twitch uncontrollably when I hear the term "economics." Levitt has the ability to pull together what seem to be completely disparate concepts -- things that no one else have seen -- and have them make sense. (For example, his chapter on why crack dealers still live at home with their mothers - brilliant!)