Has Anyone Read "Freak Onomics"?
By urbangirl
@urbangirl (1456)
Australia
July 24, 2007 6:03am CST
I have just bought this book by Steven D.Levitt and Stephen J.Dubner which is described as "A Rogue Economist Explores the Secret Side Of Everything". I like the original way in which the economics of modern world issues are explored and the original topics explored such as "How is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real Estate Agents"? and "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Mums"? I am up to Chapter 3. Has anyone else read this book and what do you think?
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@robynlisa (69)
• United States
26 Jul 07
I thought that Freakonomics was amazing. I was really intrigued by some of the data found. I work with kids and was really interested in how the data was found regarding books in the home.
It was the part where they talk about how it doesn't matter if the children's parents read to them, it matters that their are books in the house. And that this relates because children whose parents have books in the home are naturally encouraged to read.
This book really blew my mind!
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Well, I don't think I have heard of that book before, I will have to check it out sometimes. Thanks for the information.
