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Shouldn't ask too much of a sequel - [15 Nov 2009]
Sequels disappoint; don't ask too much of this one. Perhaps you cannot blame authors for wanting to cash in on their popularity, but if Super Freakonomics had been written before Freakonomics, few people would have bought it. The authors are trying very...
to cash in on their popularity, but if Super Freakonomics had been written before Freakonomics...
www.amazon.com/review/R2ERYVAMQYNZU...
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First one was thought-provoking, second is simply contrarian - [15 Nov 2009]
The first Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.) was somewhat thought-provoking and made a few interesting arguments. By contrast, SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers...
somewhat thought-provoking and made a few interesting arguments. By contrast, SuperFreakonomics...
www.amazon.com/review/RQ9MLA7ST...
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pure swill - [14 Nov 2009]
Erik Larson's brilliant book "Devil in the White City" details the making of the great Chicago world fair of 1893. The fair had to be spectacular, as the Americans had to show up the French, who had unveiled the eiffle tower at their own world fair some...
world fair of 1893. The fair had to be spectacular, as the Americans had to show up the...
www.amazon.com/review/R10IC1CTLW...
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Great Read dont believe the Nay Sayers ! - [14 Nov 2009]
This book is an excellent read and the fact that it has generated such passionate negative reviews should clue you into just how independent and unbiased the concepts are in this book. My suspicion is that had SuperFreakonomics not touched the Global ...
reviews should clue you into just how independent and unbiased the concepts are in this book...
www.amazon.com/review/R2BUWQB1MYXJY...
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Not Very Freaky - [13 Nov 2009]
Levitt and Dubner's follow up to their original masterpiece is not very interesting. It fails the freaky test with a few stories that are somewhat interesting, but not worth paying to read in a book. This reads more like a blogsite; one that might not...
the freaky test with a few stories that are somewhat interesting, but not worth paying ...
www.amazon.com/review/R24AYEQK6...
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Stimulating and Enlightening - [13 Nov 2009]
The density of good ideas in this book is very high. They have a refreshing take on so many issues. The data driven methods bring a lot of credibility to their work. However, the best part is that it serves as a great litmus test for eco-fundamentalists...
issues. The data driven methods bring a lot of credibility to their work. However, the best...
www.amazon.com/review/R32RT8KMSJY...
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Its alright by me, yeah! - [13 Nov 2009]
I enjoy being challenged, it can be emotionally demanding to be shown wrong but always a worthwhile effort. This requires personal courage and an open mind, many times I have been resistant, however eventually I have to give in and SuperFreakonomics does...
effort. This requires personal courage and an open mind, many times I have been resistant...
www.amazon.com/review/R1DSMMXA9...
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The chapter on climate change is embarrassingly wrong - [10 Nov 2009]
Read Joe Romm's Climate Progress blog for a review of the growing chorus of outrage at how lazy and incompetent the authors were in their scholarship on this issue. It really calls into question how much you can trust other things that they have written...
lazy and incompetent the authors were in their scholarship on this issue. It really calls ...
www.amazon.com/review/R2TAMB3K7...
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Fascinating and Fun - [09 Nov 2009]
I found Superfreakonomics to be interesting and thought provoking. It reveals the unexpected truths driving a wide variety of phenomena, proving that the reasons behind things often aren't what we might first assume. It also establishes that unintended...
truths driving a wide variety of phenomena, proving that the reasons behind things often...
www.amazon.com/review/R1Z7R57U8...
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The Stories are Fascinating - [09 Nov 2009]
Following up on their entertaining and thought-provoking book on economics for non-economists, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner repeat their successful formula with this sequel. The theme throughout both titles is that people are more likely to ...
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner repeat their successful formula with this sequel...
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