Freakonomics Rev Ed: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Audiobook

Quotes

• “The trivia alone is worth the cover price.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “If Indiana Jones were an economist, he’d be Steven Levitt… Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae.”

  — Wall Street Journal

• “Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping”

  — Entertainment Weekly

• “It might appear presumptuous of Steven Levitt [as an economist] to see himself as an all-purpose intellectual detective, fit to take on whatever puzzle of human behavior grabs his fancy. But on the evidence of Freakonomics, the presumption is earned.”

  — The New York Times

• “An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom.”

  — Associated Press

• “A showcase for Levitt’s intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics…There’s plenty of fun to be had.”

  — Salon

• “Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire.”

  — Philadelphia Daily News

• “[Leavitt] teases out meaning from juxtapositions that simply would not occur to other researchers…An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• [An] intriguing, quirky look at life and how to understand better the world in a new way.

  — Library Journal

• “Refreshingly accessible and engrossing. Journalist Dubner reads with just the right mix of enthusiasm and awe, revealing juicy morsels of wisdom on everything from what sumo wrestlers and teachers have in common to whether parents can really push their kids to greatness…Meaty—and entertaining—listening.”

  — Publishers Weekly on the audiobook