Steven Levitt, the main author, despite his extraordinary scholarly achievements in Economics, is less interested in the science itself and more so in how it affects the behavior of common people. His often hilarious and sometimes far-fetched understanding of how things work never ceases to be entertaining. Stephen Dubner gives him a good helping hand to broaden the perspective of the text.

This book is perhaps more accurately described to be at the borderline between fiction and non-fiction...

The name "Freakonomics" is the most justifiable name for this book. This book has looked into various topics, which are very rarely discussed about. Steven Levitt, a renowned Havard scholar, had already a very good reputation for analysing things in a very un-orthodox mannner. And this books has got a lot of freaky topics.
This books covers topics like cheating among the sumo wrestlers, information control as applied to the Ku Klux Klan and real-estate agents,the economics of drug dealin...

“What is the similarity between real-estate agents and sumo wrestlers”; “Why do drug dealers still live with their mothers”; “What is the similarity between the KuKluxKlan and the crack agents” – these questions sound intriguing, don’t they?

Levitt, a renowned (and rather unconventional) economist, in this book, has tried to unravel all these and many more mysteries through economic tools. He relies more on proven data rather than on people’s opinion. In the book he presents some truly incr...

This epic book by Steven Levitt deals with the power of Data Mining with respect to relevance in the real world and with respect to Economic Theory.It is especially of special relevance to us Computer Science undergraduates because of the methods that helped him recognize the trends of cheating via the data from the schools of Chicago .

This book has unearthed similar trends in different aspects of American Society and the International society ranging from the Ku Klux Klan to the Sumo wrest...

This book takes everybody by storm.
The way of explanation and writing is pleasure for a true reader.
It is a delight for anyone who is interested in economics.
It portrays the powerful and imaginative old fashioned economics in the hands of a boundlessly curious and superbly skilled practitioner.

Read it once and you'll get an insight of the real economics.

Bottom line: One of the finest works of all time.

Loved the way the book opens! It will have your full attention throughout. Bonus content at the end is also nice!
All and all its a very entertaining book. Go for it guys!

I had heard alot about the book(some really positive stuff) but not being an economics student I had my doubts whether I'd be able to understand squat. But surprisingly, the book is extremely lucid as well as thought provoking. Must read if you're looking for something gripping.
Dubner has implemented it well, as for Levitt, well the guy is kind of a genius.
P.S. I read this in less than a day.

This book is just WOW . It just open a new perspective of looking at things which is supported by Facts and Figures.
I have finished the book and now will start reading Super Freakonomics. Amazong book and the delivery by Flipkart is just awesome.

I heard about this book 8 years back when I was a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering. This book was a part of a course on globalization in my university. I must have borrowed it from the library at that time. Now, I am glad to have owned a copy. This is quite an interesting read on things that impact our everyday lives as told from an economist point of view in a rouge and humorous style.

I don't even want to talk about the delivery, too good! Really satisfied with flipkart.

Now, The Book!
Well, long story short, this is basically a book with a lot of weird case studies, their explanation from an "economic" point of view. The authors are witty, the book is well composed, the narration is fluid. I have to admit, this is one of the best non fiction I've read in my life. Book is highly recommended for those who are into business related non-fictions.