#19 in Economics
SuperFreakonomics
- 288
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
“SuperFreakonomics” applies an economist’s tools to subjects economics usually leaves alone. At its best it makes everyday assumptions look strange. Some readers find the sequel weaker than the first book, more a string of entertaining anecdotes than data turned into argument; others single out the closing chapter on global warming for its practical look at possible solutions. Good for dipping into.
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About the book
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance is the second non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and The New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner, released in early October 2009 in Europe and on October 20, 2009 in the United States. It is a sequel to Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
Reading order · Freakonomics
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7.77.7 / 10 - SuperFreakonomicsThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Think Like a Freak
7.67.6 / 10 - When to Rob a BankWhen to Rob a Bank–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 361 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Economics average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 28 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 333 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is SuperFreakonomics?
It has 288 pages — shorter than 71% of the ranked books in Economics.
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