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by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, 2005
Who uses, recommends or left Freakonomics, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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I first noticed the problem when I read Freakonomics. It’s another great book on sociology, written by a science-minded journalist (Stephen Dubner) and a story-minded economist (Steven Levitt), with nice stories and backed by convincing data.
Essay on Malcolm Gladwell and storytelling versus data.
2008-02-06·longform.asmartbear.com ↗
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
A summer reading list of economics books for a student
2006-05-10·gregmankiw.blogspot.com ↗
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