Title: Way Overrated
Product review: While this book has some interesting bits, it certainly does not explore "The Hidden Side of Everything". What it does do is compile a number of different, unconnected essays about certain trends in society--some of which are very interesting and some of which are fairly obvious. The essays are split into chapters, each of which is preceeded by a blurb about how great one of the authors (Levitt) is, which is very annoying (it almost seems as though the authors are trying to convince you that the book is great by repeatedly telling you that Levitt is Brilliant). The book is also very, very short. I finished it in about three hours. These essays would be more appropriate in a weekend newspaper series rather than in book form.If you want to read a book about how the world currently works--both in macro and micro form--and where it's going, I suggest The World is Flat. That book is engaging from page one, absolutely fascinating and totally relevant for anyone.
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