Freakonomics is best described by the title of its introductory chapter “The Hidden Side of Everything”. It puts a spin on conventional wisdom by looking at it through very different and unusual perspectives. This book was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner and was published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
A very unusual trait of this book is that, unlike most books, it honestly has no theme. In fact, it is often stated within the book that there is no theme. In the introductory chapter Stephen Levitt explained that when he and Stephen Dubner were asked by their colleagues what the book’s theme is they would just reply that they didn’t know and when the colleagues tried to connect a theme to the book they would just smile and say “you’re right, that’s the theme”. The authors’ main concern was to make people challenge conventional wisdom. They were trying to make readers question things they normally wouldn’t question or think about......
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