Jonathan Nathan
Quicklet on Freakonomics by Stephen D. Levitt & Stephan J. Dubner
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(Hyperink Quicklets (CliffsNotes-like Book Summaries) Nov. 8, 2011)
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Freakonomics was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Levitt is an economist who is known for making connections that other people do not see, while Dubner is a journalist for the New York Times. The book started as an article about Levitt that Dubner was writing for the New York Times in 2003.
They wrote the book together as an attempt to bring economics to the masses, to show in an interesting and conversational way on how economics can prove that conventional wisdom is often wrong and how it can shed new light on confusing situations. The book was published in 2005 and has become somewhat controversial for its findings.
BOOK OUTLINE
Pt. I: Context and Overall Highlights
->Steven D. Levitt's background and the overall significance of Freakonomics.
Pt. II: List Of Important People
->The most important figures in the book and their significance.
Pt. III: Key Terms and Definitions
->Explanations of prominent economic, political, and historical terms used in Freakonomics.
Pt. IV: Interesting Articles, Reviews, and Trivia
Freakonomics was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Levitt is an economist who is known for making connections that other people do not see, while Dubner is a journalist for the New York Times. The book started as an article about Levitt that Dubner was writing for the New York Times in 2003.
They wrote the book together as an attempt to bring economics to the masses, to show in an interesting and conversational way on how economics can prove that conventional wisdom is often wrong and how it can shed new light on confusing situations. The book was published in 2005 and has become somewhat controversial for its findings.
BOOK OUTLINE
Pt. I: Context and Overall Highlights
->Steven D. Levitt's background and the overall significance of Freakonomics.
Pt. II: List Of Important People
->The most important figures in the book and their significance.
Pt. III: Key Terms and Definitions
->Explanations of prominent economic, political, and historical terms used in Freakonomics.
Pt. IV: Interesting Articles, Reviews, and Trivia
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