“Provocative… eye-popping.” — New York Times Book Review: Inside the List
“If Indiana Jones were an economist, he’d be Steven Levitt… Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae.” — Wall Street Journal
“The guy is interesting!” — Washington Post Book World
“The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping” — Entertainment Weekly
“Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled.” — Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point
“Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read.” — People: Great Reads
“Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist’s laser.” — San Diego Union-Tribune
“Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire.” — Philadelphia Daily News
“Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age.” — Financial Times
“Hard to resist.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order.” — Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century
“Freakonomics was the ‘It’ book of 2005.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world.” — Kirkus Reviews
“An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom.” — Associated Press
“A showcase for Levitt’s intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics…. There’s plenty of fun to be had.” — Salon.com
“One of the decade’s most intelligent and provocative books.” — The Daily Standard
“Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading.” — Book Sense Picks and Notables
“The trivia alone is worth the cover price.” — New York Times Book Review
“An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means.” — Business World
“Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds.” — Amazon.com