Book Review

One of the most interesting books that I've ever read is Freakonomics. The authors, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, combine their talents to enlighten readers about economic oddities that most people don't ever think about. The book is composed of seemingly random stories, which include economic anecdotes about school teachers, real estate agents, sumo wrestlers, and drug dealers. This mix of unrelated people are unified by the fact that they all have a basic economic incentive, no matter what their respective "profession" is. The other interesting aspect of the book is that the authors come from completely different walks of education, but found a way to work together, in harmony, to produce a best-selling book. Levitt is theoretically the "brains" of the operation, as he is the one who is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Not to say that the other author does not contribute much. In fact, without him, the book probably wouldn't have been created. Dubner is the writing half of the operation. He is an award-winning author and journalist, and the one who takes the ideas of Levitt and puts them into words that laypeople can understand and relate to. I read the book a while ago, so I only remember the big ideas of the book. I do remember that the book give great insight into some of the economic activities that a lot of people don't know about or about which many people have major misconceptions. It's a creation that gets people a little bit closer to finding out more about somewhat secretive activities and I recommend for everyone to read it.