Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life InsuranceBy Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, 2009. 270 pgs. NonFiction
In this fascinating and entertaining follow-up to their bestselling book Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner introduce more findings discovered through their study of microeconomics. Their irreverent investigations include statistically based advice on when is the best month to have a healthy baby or one who will play professional sports, whether to hope for a male or female ER doctor, how to keep your child safe in a car, and much more.
This is the best kind of nonfiction out there. It’s fun, engaging, gripping and completely surprising. Much like Malcolm Galdwell, Levitt and Dubner have a way of educating and entertaining so effectively they deserve the success they have enjoyed. I believe this second helping will be just as popular as their first. I enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone.
CZ
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