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Superfreakonomics

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Jan 31, 2012ALLAN JOHN FLETCHER rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Levitt and Dubner's book contains lots of fascinating, appropriately freaky and thought-provoking information. I was put off, early on, by their coldly clinical take on topics such as street prostitution in Chicago. Treating a subject of this kind strictly as material for economic analysis may be useful, but it comes across as heartless. That said, I'm glad I kept on reading. Although the volume is oddly designed (very "busy" in places), the illustrations add to the experience as does the quirky, self-deprecating humor supplied by its authors. On the whole, an enjoyable read.