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This is two stars "super"ior to its precedessor - [14 Mar 2010]
Several years ago I rated Freakonomics only a three star and got a lot of "not helpful" votes. I expect the same result for my very positive review this time. I dont intend to play contrarian. It's only because as a pro trader and heavy reader, I value...
I expect the same result for my very positive review this time. I dont intend to play ...
www.amazon.com/review/R33A2Y6I9...
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Much better than the first - [10 Mar 2010]
the book made me think, which is their whole point - to challenge conventional thinking. it's a shame that all the negative reviews are from people who are unwilling to do just that. not that i'm bragging, because when I read the first book, I didn't ...
s a shame that all the negative reviews are from people who are unwilling to do just that...
www.amazon.com/review/R2GYUI56VVC...
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global warming blaugh blaugh - [06 Mar 2010]
Well into the audio book, I'm regretting loading it on my mp3 player. Preachy. After not being able to stand all the global warming blaugh blaugh blaugh I finally fast forwarded past the section just to find other blaugh blaugh blaugh global warming blaugh...
able to stand all the global warming blaugh blaugh blaugh I finally fast forwarded past...
www.amazon.com/review/R163FP73CMQGMU...
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super thought provoking - [04 Mar 2010]
I've enjoyed their work - and although I may not agree with all of it, it does make you think - and that's usually a good thing.
- and that's usually a good thing.
www.amazon.com/review/R2WLNLTF7...
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Poor research - [02 Mar 2010]
I don't know much about climate science, but there were so many other flaws. Semmelweis may have discovered childbed fever, but the doctors did not listen to him until he started passing out pamphlets to pregnant women warning them not to go to doctors...
have discovered childbed fever, but the doctors did not listen to him until he started passing...
www.amazon.com/review/R2WSL8YGT...
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There were many passages that actually got me shaking my head in wonderment. - [12 Feb 2010]
If you liked FREAKONOMICS by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, you'll love this follow-up . . . it's similar in format, in that there are again a bunch of stories that show the impact of incentives on our lives But as the catchy subtitle implies...
up . . . it's similar in format, in that there are again a bunch of stories that show the...
www.amazon.com/review/R2C3NRGPFB...
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SUPERFREAKONOMICS - [11 Feb 2010]
Not as good as the first one. Interesting most of the time but stayed on some topics much too long like global warming.
too long like global warming.
www.amazon.com/review/R2RM89P6W...
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Super Freakonomics is fantastic - [10 Feb 2010]
Since I drive a lot, I bought the audio version of this book. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Levitt and Dubner do fantastic work and present it well. The book uses data to prove or disprove "common knowledge". If you believe in common sense, ...
purchase. Levitt and Dubner do fantastic work and present it well. The book uses data to ...
www.amazon.com/review/R3PK6UPWH...
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The Magic is Gone - [09 Feb 2010]
Charmed by the authors' witty and novel take on the seemingly mundane, I became a fan of Freakonomics. If I wasn't in awe of Levitt's and Dubner's brilliant suppositions, then I was trying to apply my newfound "economist" sense of thinking to my own world...
If I wasn't in awe of Levitt's and Dubner's brilliant suppositions, then I was...
www.amazon.com/review/RCOD3YH7UOM...
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Thinking outside the box - [08 Feb 2010]
Great read to expand one's point of reference. The author's unique and rational perspective on a wide range of issues provides a great read and pause to think about one's innate bias and inherently limited perspective.
on a wide range of issues provides a great read and pause to think about one's innate bias...
www.amazon.com/review/R3EUEUVS7...
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