'A sensation ... you'll be stimulated, provoked and entertained. Of how many books can that be said?' Sunday Telegraph 'Prepare to be dazzled' Malcolm Gladwell WITH A NEW FOREWORD CELEBRATING 20 YEARS SINCE PUBLICATION Assume nothing, question everything. This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner's rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and became an international multi-million-copy-selling phenomenon. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens. 'Has you chuckling one minute and gasping in amazement the next' Wall Street Journal
"Provocative... eye-popping." - New York Times Book Review: Inside the List
"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt... Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae." - Wall Street Journal
"The guy is interesting!" - Washington Post Book World
"The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping" - Entertainment Weekly
"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled." - Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point
"Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read." - People: Great Reads
"Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist's laser." - San Diego Union-Tribune
"Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire." - Philadelphia Daily News
"Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age." - Financial Times
"Hard to resist." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order." - Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century
"Freakonomics was the 'It' book of 2005." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world." - Kirkus Reviews
"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.com
"One of the decade's most intelligent and provocative books." - The Daily Standard
"Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading." - Book Sense Picks and Notables
"The trivia alone is worth the cover price." - New York Times Book Review
"An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means." - Business World
"Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds." - Amazon.com
"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt... Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae." - Wall Street Journal
"The guy is interesting!" - Washington Post Book World
"The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping" - Entertainment Weekly
"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled." - Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point
"Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read." - People: Great Reads
"Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist's laser." - San Diego Union-Tribune
"Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire." - Philadelphia Daily News
"Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age." - Financial Times
"Hard to resist." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order." - Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century
"Freakonomics was the 'It' book of 2005." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world." - Kirkus Reviews
"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.com
"One of the decade's most intelligent and provocative books." - The Daily Standard
"Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading." - Book Sense Picks and Notables
"The trivia alone is worth the cover price." - New York Times Book Review
"An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means." - Business World
"Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds." - Amazon.com