Review: Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

This book was extremely interesting and a lot of fun. This book does not look at the business or state economy side of economics. It uses the fundamental principles to look at topics that are surprising and that I think everyone has a secret desire to know more about. In example, this book looks at discrimination on T.V. game shows and on-line dating, baby names, parenting, the drug dealing appeal, and how cheating teachers are like sumo wrestlers. The list goes on and on. This book makes economics fun and though the book is all over the place with no real point, you can understand it this way. It takes you through the sequential thinking of the authors and not according to some familiar literary structure. I loved this book and I recommend it to all readers. No economic principles or background is necessary to understand and enjoy this book. If you are unsure whether or not you want to read it still, take a look at the explanatory note. This will hook you in, if this is something you will enjoy, I know I did.