Though I'm not a early adopter of best sellers around, recently I happened to read one of them called "Freakonomics" .. Although in all probability u would have heard about this book already …just incase this happens to be the first time you heard that name you might find it interesting !!
Authors: Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
Highlights of the book from my perspective follow:
- Perceptions:
To me this book unravels many perceptions (myths) that I've so taken for granted that neither did I ever spend time thinking about them or nor did I find them as inquisitive or enigmatic till the point I read this book !
- Simplicity in relating the book to everyday life:
The most impressive part about the book is the simplicity with which it has been dealt with, the way one can relate to these questions very easily as most of the situations are relevant to the society one lives in and has almost no usage of the so called high fundaa economics/MBA jargon
- Thought Process
I don’t know if this is true with everyone but these questions are certainly very thought provocative ..I cant say at this point if I can improve my "thought process" after reading this book but it surely gave me a chance to appreciate the new way of looking at things that we see in our daily lives !
Here is a glimpse of some of the questions that the author tries to answer !
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?
What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common ?
Why do drug dealers still live with their moms ?
Where have all the criminals gone ?
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- Historical Facts:
The chapter on Ku Klux Klan presented lot of historical facts and itz surprising that such organization was able to survive for over 100 years although deteriorating towards the later half of its existence. The method adopted by Kennedy in restraining its activities, which led to the klan's demise is worth noting.
Reviews on Freakonomics and about the authors.
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