Freakonomics
by Steven Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner
Buy book: $15.04

From cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, a rogue economist and his co-writer offer a view of how the world really works. Winner of the American Economic Association's 2003 John Bates Clark Medal.

 

This was the very first audio book I ever listened to and so I guess in a way, it got me interested in the genre. Am I allowed to post here?

Anyway, I just wanted to tell people that the economics issues in the book are all very easy to understand and enjoy. No math required! ;-)

I enjoyed the book and the topics discussed, lots of surprises. I do wish this was a book I had read instead of listened to, though. There were lots of sections that had lists and that shared numbers. So, it was sometimes tricky to catch everything while I was listening. I found myself replaying many parts. I liked it enough to get a hard copy to read, though. Very thought provoking.

I was happy to see this book in my inbox! I've always wanted to read it. I looked through it at Barnes and Noble once or twice.

Hi,
I really like this book.

However,it kind of bothers me when this author talked about school teacher, he used the 'she and her' pronoun as if only female shoolteachers cheat.