STEVEN D. LEVITT: FREAKONOMICS / Фрикономика

*If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt ... a maverick treasure hunter who relies for success on his wit, pluck and disregard for conventional wisdom..... Freakonomics reads like a detective novel.... I tried hard to find something in this book that I could complain about. But I give up. Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae....

The cherry on top of the sundae, Stephen Dubner . ... has you chuckling one minute and gasping in amazement the next. Mr. Dubner is a treasure of the rarest sort."

-Wall Street Journal

"Freakonomics is a splendid book, full of unlikely but arresting historical details that distinguish the authors from the run of pop social scientists."

-New York Times

"The guy is interesting! Freakonomics is an engaging and always interesting work, rich in insights, full of surprises . ... Land] packed with fascinating ideas."

-Washington Post Book World

"Levitt employs statistical tools that are simple yet elegant. He cuts to the heart of a question and picks topics that are fascinating. All social scientists should ask themselves if the problems they are working on are as interesting or important as those in this superb work."

-Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Imagine a whip-smart economist with a sprawling imagination. Now imagine he's nine years old and wants to know everything. That is the basic profile of Steven Levitt."