"The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping"--Entertainment Weekly"A showcase for Levitt's intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics.... There's plenty of fun to be had."--Salon.com"An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means."--Business World"An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world."--Kirkus Reviews"An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom."--Associated Press"Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds."--Amazon.com"Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading."--Book Sense Picks and Notables"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"Hard to resist."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt... Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae."--Wall Street Journal"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"One of the decade's most intelligent and provocative books."--The Daily Standard"Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read."--People: Great Reads"Provocative... eye-popping."--New York Times Book Review: Inside the List"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled."--Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point"The guy is interesting!"--Washington Post Book World"The trivia alone is worth the cover price."--New York Times Book Review Biografía del autor

Steven D. Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, given to the most influential American economist under forty. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.

Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning journalist and radio and TV personality, has worked for the New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don't Know.

Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He quit his first career--as an almost rock star--to become a writer. He has since taught English at Columbia, worked for The New York Times, and published three non-Freakonomics books.