freakonimcs and super freakonimics

**MTek** · 03-15-11, 12:27 PM

I read the 1st one... very eye opening .. although some facts are tilted towards the authors theories and maybe not towards the facts

**Pareto** · 03-15-11, 12:49 PM

Yeah I have read both. They are very entertaining.

**Grits n' Gravy** · 03-15-11, 12:56 PM

both good, but at times i skipped chapters that were of no interest to me. worth reading though.

**Thunder Gulch** · 03-15-11, 03:20 PM

Very interesting reading worth thinking about and deciding for yourself whether or not you believe what they are saying.

**captain** · 03-15-11, 03:23 PM

Havent read those books, but looks like i have to read them in the future...

**Straight Cash** · 03-15-11, 04:45 PM

Read the first one and it's good, have yet to read the 2nd.

**mike1234** · 03-15-11, 05:03 PM

Years ago Steve Forbes was reading this next to me on a flight to Vegas. Promised myself I would read but never got around to it.

**Dutch** · 03-15-11, 08:08 PM

I've read both. First one was better. Both are pretty interesting and easy to read.

**mrmarket** · 03-15-11, 08:17 PM

I read Freakanomics a few years ago. From what I remember it is light reading and vaguely interesting. Think Michael Lewis as a statistician. If I can recall correctly the best chapter dealt with the economics of drug dealing and is mostly taken by a research done by a sociologist. The sociologist wrote Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh and I found that better so you might try that out if the chapter interests you.

**Jasonal_98** · 03-15-11, 08:19 PM

They're both great books. The new book Scorecasting was heavily influenced by Freakonomics. As sports bettors, I recommend you read Scorecasting first. Very eye-opening.

**ChileCheese** · 03-15-11, 09:19 PM

The best chapter in the book is about Abortion. And the only reason crime has dropped in the US in the last 20 years is because they finally let poor single woman get rid of the fetus. Amen.

**soxwin1917** · 03-15-11, 11:41 PM

Great books and theres a documentary out that illustrates some of the chapters from the first book.

**MendozaLine** · 03-15-11, 11:48 PM

I've read the first. My little brother read it for one of his classes at UCLA, so I figured if its recommended at a fine institution like UCLA I should probably read it.