Book in Review: Superfreakonomics

I have decided to branch away from talking about travels for a part of this blog as a way to share more about what I'm doing in between adventures. This is the first of many book reviews. I know, it sounds boring. But, my goal is to create a library of books perfect for the traveler. If there is one thing that is true about travels, one of the most important assets is a good book. Some of these books in review will not be too relevant to going abroad, but rather they are can be relevant to making changes in your life.

Book In Review

Book: SuperFreakonomics

Author: Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

Genre: Business - Economics

Review: Have you ever picked up a book, read it, and then felt like your life has found meaning or a new path? When I read Levitt and Dubner’s first book, Freakonomics, I decided to follow in Levitt’s footsteps and become an econ major. The second book in the series, SuperFreakonomics, has the same effect. Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner created a page turning miracle to the science of economics.

Levitt and Dubner use the art of Behavioral Economics to explain, legitimize, and/or compare things in our world in ways that few people ever think. The two authors investigate the business of prostitution and relate it to your department-store Santa Claus, why suicide bombers need life insurance, apathy and altruism, global warming, as well as countless other examples. It is supposed to be controversial. Levitt and Dubner explode through writing barriers by talking about such unethical things as a means to explain how economic practices occur all around the world everday. The greatest facet of this book is its ability to shine a new light on the so-called “boring” science. Superfreakonomics will change the way you think of the world as well as economics. It is a must read.