Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised)

Unabridged
Author: Steven D. Levitt
Narrator: Stephen J. Dubner
Genres: Business, Non-Fiction, Finance
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: October 2006
Length: 8 hours
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Overview

This newly revised edition of the "New York Times" bestseller offers a view of how the world really works, from two of today's most original thinkers.

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Interesting, but…

by Patti
  • Book Rating: 4/5

A treasure hunt of society

by Michael Dallum
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Interesting, but…

Written by Patti on July 29th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

A couple parts were difficult to follow because it's an audiobook. In one chapter, the narrator reads countless lists of male and female names, which gets confusing when you can't look at them on the page and compare the lists to each other. Aside from that, I really enjoyed it. Definitely worth a listen.

A treasure hunt of society

Written by Michael Dallum from Studio City, CA on August 19th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This is a fun book to listen to. It makes your mind burn. It's not at all like a text book. You never know were the authors are going to take you, its like a treasure hunt of trends in our society. The narrator is one of the authors, and is a very good and engaging reader.

Outstanding

Written by Christopher Nichols on August 3rd, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

If you really want to discovered an interestingly correct way to look at the world you ACTUALLY live in, this book is for you. This book challenges conventional wisdom with a funny thing called research. I loved this book.

Freakonomics

Written by Anonymous on July 11th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

I found this book boring, useless and uneventful. I've seen many people reading it and it was recommended to me by a friend so I thought I'd give it a try but I was sadly disappointed. If I had to describe it in one word I would say "BORING."

Selected Reviews

Interesting, but…

by Patti
  • Book Rating: 4/5

A treasure hunt of society

by Michael Dallum
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Levitt, Steven D.

Steven D. Levitt is the Alvin H. Baum Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, where he is also director of The Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory. In 2004, he was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, which recognizes the most influential economist in America under the age of 40. More recently, he was named one of Time magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World." Levitt received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1989, his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1994, and has taught at Chicago since 1997.