Freakanomics<\/i> by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner<\/p>\n
I’m probably one of the last people in america to read this book.<\/p>\n
I read it this past weekend while we were up visiting my parents in
\nKentucky. I had given it to my father for Christmas and he had spoken
\nglowingly of it; This made it significant, because he is one difficult
\nperson to shop for.<\/p>\n
It’s certainly a short read, as evidenced by the fact that I read it in
\nbits and pieces between Friday morning and Saturday night.<\/p>\n
It’s an interesting tome. Most of the critiques of this book seem to
\ncenter around a lack of rigor or failure to demonstrate in detail the
\nanalysis behind the assertions. But given that it’s written as a “pop
\neconomics” book for mass appeal, this doesn’t really surprise or bother me
\novermuch.<\/p>\n
While I wouldn’t take any of the conclusions as gospel truth, it’s got a
\nbunch of fun stuff to think about, which is probably all it was meant to
\nbe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Freakanomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner I’m probably one of the last people in america to read this book. I read it this past weekend while we were up visiting my parents in Kentucky. I had given … Continue reading