Book reviews: 'SuperFreakonomics - Global cooling, patriotic prostitutes and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance'
, Monday 31 May, 2010
by Tanya jain
Levitt and co-author Stephen Dubner are back -- with wisdom, wit and, most of all, powerful economic insight with the fourth edition of Freakonomics named as "SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance".
The book’s chapters cover prostitution; data analysis in healthcare and counter-terrorism; altruism; innovation; and geo-engineering.The most eye-catching chapters in the book are the first, on prostitution, and the last, on global warming.
Very interesting, Friday 11 December, 2009
by Manish
If you loved Outliers by Malcom Gladwell, then you will definitely like this book.
This books investigates human behavior, and what drives people to behave the way they do. Even though the data and the research is American centric, the results are true globally. It even has a couple of case studies that relate to India, one of which may hurt the fragile Indian male ego. The book also talks of some innovative solution for the environment crisis and global warming, and the authors are more hopeful on this subject than what we hear in media.
Having said that, I do not agree with the research that says talks about the positive impact of cable television on the lives of Indian women, and the girl child. I think the findings do not have correct facts behind them.
I would like to hear what others have to say about this book.
