A Book to Read

One book that I recently read I would recommend to anybody.  The name of the book is “Freakonomics,” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.  This novel is based on economics and they reveal a lot of unhidden truths about our society.  Steven D. Levitt is an economist. Stephen J. Dubner is a writer. They co-authored Freakonomics, a book about cheating teachers, bizarre baby names, self-dealing Realtors, and crack-selling mama’s boys. They figured it would sell about 80 copies. Instead, it has sold 4 million, in 35 languages. Then they wroteSuperFreakonomics. It also became a worldwide best-seller. A lot of other stuff happened, too. A blog. A movie. A radio show. Jon Stewart and Beauty and the Geek. A pair of pants! Now, at long last, all things Freakonomics are here in one place. Welcome to the new Freakonomics.com.  Some of the bizarre questions they ask in the book are things like “Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime?”  After you read this book, you’ll have a different opinion on how and why we do the things we do in our economy and Levitt covers a lot of topics in an interesting and catchy way.  It’s a must read!