Title: One of the best cocktail party topic books ever
Product review: "Freakonomics" is a gold mine of interesting facts and trivia, including how much money a crack dealer makes, the life cycle of popular baby names, how sumo wrestlers work the system and how the Chicago school system caught teachers cheating on standardized tests.It's not a lot more than that -- the book is openly just an extended magazine article, and not a particularly critical one at that -- but it's a quick and interesting read; I knocked out most of it in a single transcontinental plane flight. And, honestly, when's the last time there was a quick and interesting read about economics?The book could use both more length and depth, but hopefully that will come in the form of a sequel.Recommended for those looking for a fun and interesting quickie read. Not so recommended for those hoping this is a profound work that will somehow change their life.
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