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Dubner, an awardwinning journalist and radio and tv. Levitt, is a book on modern economics that provides key insight into our society as well as clarifying the difference. The movie is a 2010 american documentary film based on the 2005 book freakonomics. I liked freakanomics too but keep in mind when reading books like this that some of what is in the book is disputed by other academics in the field. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and offer a blueprint. Yeah i agree, freakanomics, super freakanomics, and malcolm gladwells books are really fun to read but you should realize that these books use a lot of anecdotal examples to weave a compelling narrative and you should be careful about drawing concrete conclusions based on these books alone. He is also a founder of the greatest good, which applies freakonomicsstyle thinking to business and philanthropy. Since i do own freakonomics, ill only award it 3 stars. It was published on april 12, 2005 by william morrow. Dubner 8 comments radio radio archive subscribe on the radio the team books freakonomics superfreakonomics. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by steven d. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack pdf gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the ku klux klan, and much more.
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