Freakonomics

“Provocative… eye-popping.” – New York Times Book Review: Inside the List

“If Indiana Jones were an economist, he’d be Steven Levitt… Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae.” – Wall Street Journal

“The guy is interesting!” – Washington Post Book World

“The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist… Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping” – Entertainment Weekly

“Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America… Prepare to be dazzled.” – Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point

“Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read.” – People: Great Reads

“Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist’s laser.” – San Diego Union-Tribune

“Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire.” – Philadelphia Daily News

“Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age.” – Financial Times

“Hard to resist.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way…. This is bracing fun of the highest order.” – Kurt Andersen, host of public radio’s Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century

“Freakonomics was the ‘It’ book of 2005.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world.” – Kirkus Reviews

“An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom.” – Associated Press

“A showcase for Levitt’s intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics…. There’s plenty of fun to be had.” – Salon.com

“One of the decade’s most intelligent and provocative books.” – The Daily Standard

“Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading.” – Book Sense Picks and Notables

“The trivia alone is worth the cover price.” – New York Times Book Review

“An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means.” – Business World

“Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences…. Steven D. Levitt will change some minds.” – Amazon.com

Steven D. Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, given to the most influential American economist under forty. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.

Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning journalist and radio and TV personality, has worked for the New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He quit his first career–as an almost rock star–to become a writer. He has since taught English at Columbia, worked for The New York Times, and published three non-Freakonomics books.