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Freakonomics
- A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Assume nothing, question everything.
This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner's rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and became an international multi-million-copy-selling phenomenon.
Critic reviews
"Prepare to be dazzled." (Malcolm Gladwell)
"A sensation...you'll be stimulated, provoked and entertained. Of how many books can that be said?" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Has you chuckling one minute and gasping in amazement the next." (Wall Street Journal)
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- Dell
- 19-05-08
Thought provoking and inspiring
This book is like having an in depth debate about the complexities of life with a best mate. The fact that there really insn't a theme apart from getting you to think is even more exciting. A thoroughly enjoyable listen particulary on those long motorway drives.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-11-20
Fascinating!
Just a super interesting read that turns commonly upheld assumptions on their head. Thoroughly recommend.
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- Richard
- 08-08-06
Crazy statistics
Great examples of how statistical analysis can be used in more obscure situations not just macro-economics!
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- Bearbell
- 13-04-22
It was okay…
Why was there a musical interludes half way through most of the chapters? The concepts are quite interesting but a lot of them are so a big “so what?”
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- Michael C.
- 08-07-20
Facinating
Thouroughly facintating.
Much more readible and as if not mote interesting as books by other economists like Joeseph Stiglitz and Paul Collier.
The only economics books I found more facinating were 'Good Economics for Hard Times' and 'Poor Ecobomics' and they aren't as enjoyable a read in comparison.
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- Edoardo Castelli
- 26-05-23
Audible file is corrupted
Some parts are missing some parts are cut, although book is great. Probably better to buy a paper or digital copy
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-23
Some interesting stories
Many unexpected stories and creative analysis of peoples motives and statistics. Some of the parts towards the end, however, became less interesting, and felt more like a string of vaguely interesting facts.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-07-23
In short, great, very interesting and not really what I expected!
Although I studied Economics at school. This was a lot more interesting and applicable than the theories of Economics which we learnt at school. And it explains how Economics plays out in the real world.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-12-19
different way of thinking and game changer
this book makes one thing new ways of measure danger, people's perceptions about other people.
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- "turkeyboy128"
- 09-12-21
surprising
great stories and surprising twists. some long lists of names could have been summarised better as they are not impactful as an audio book, but somewhat confusing!
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