Reviews

Levitt (economics, Univ. of Chicago) and Dubner (Turbulent Souls) provide more of their inimitable insights and observations in this follow-up to their critically lauded mega-best seller, Freakonomics (2005), also available from Books on Tape and HarperAudio. Drawing on new research and original studies conducted by Levitt, they here explain, e.g., how eating kangaroo can help to save the planet and the surprising commonality among hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths. Listeners will be entertained by this mix of clever thinking and good storytelling, and Dubner's solid, lively reading will sustain their interest throughout. While the material is indeed easy to digest and dynamically presented, professionals might instead prefer economics research of the type found in peer-reviewed journals and including citations for the statistics. Recommended for public libraries. [The New York Times best-selling Morrow hc was described as "readable, irreverent, insightful, and an exemplary representation of analytical thinking," LJ Xpress Reviews, 10/30/09.-Ed.]-Dale Farris, Groves, TX Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.