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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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I found this book to be really fascinating. Chapter 3- Why do drug dealers still live with their moms, was very illuminating. I like the questions they posed and the connections they came up with. I was quite surprised about the American school system, especially the fact that teachers often used cheating methods to make sure their students scored well in standardized tests.The section about how given names may influence one's future was quite gloomy in some ways, especially as there's evidence that we are judged based on our names, not on our abilities. All in all, a lot of great information.
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“Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent--all depending on who wields it and how.”
― Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
― Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Reading Progress
November 29, 2009
– Shelved
February 15, 2012
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
September 2, 2012
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Started Reading
September 3, 2012
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Finished Reading
September 29, 2012
– Shelved as:
sociology
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Aww, that's nice! I love Wales by the way, it's so beautiful there :)
I was completely smitten with the book. I often give statistics subversive readings (albeit from a position of great ignorance), and this book seemed to me to be all about subversive readings. What a pleasure :-)
Rowena, I've had this book this February and I look at it from time to time but I cannot seem to get through it. I think my current "state of mind" is not ready for it at the moment.
Speaking of names, you have the same name as my grandmother (Rowena)! It's possible it might be an old Welsh name - I come from Wales.