Freakonomics

Thanks to Virve's recommendation (and copy of the book), I am reading Steven J. Levitt's Freakonomics, a book that could change the way you view this country. In it, Levitt challenges many widely-held nuggets of conventional wisdom held by most Americans.

For instance, what is the link between abortion and crime? Why do drug dealers live with their moms? How is a gang structured just like McDonalds? How does The Weakest Link and online dating expose America's underlying racism? Will reading to your young child and taking him/her to museums help the kid become smarter? The list goes on and on. I'm not quite finished, but I strongly recommend it.

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