Remember taking Econ 101 in college? Remember how mind numbingly boring the text books were? If this had been one of them, you might have actually gotten a decent grade in that class. Levitt and Dubner combine in-depth social economic research with creative, humorous writing. Seriously, the first chapter is about the economics of prostitution. What could be better? Although, you will be pissed when you find out how much a mid-range escort makes.
The following chapters are a little drier and less entertaining than the first, but I guess since they don't talk about sex and money that is to be expected. If you enjoy social economics, you won't care. If not, the rest of the book might be a little dry. That being said, the best line of the book is on the second to last page (don't skip ahead!).
This is a quick read. At only 216 pages it goes by pretty fast, even if you don't dig the econ part.
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