Book of the Day goes to...
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen Dubner, which has been getting all kinds of crazy press in the past few weeks. Yesterday, the two authors were interviewed on the TODAY show with Matt Lauer about their controversial new book. The two authors come to some startling conclusions about ideas, using rigorous statistical analysis. Examples include: "Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime?"
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1 comment:
Hi Kate
Just found your impressive blog. Nice to see someone who's so startlingly well-read list Persuasion as one of her favourite books.
Frankly, it oozes character and nobility from every pore, don'tcha think?
Just started my own blog - http://ottershrew.blogspot.com - which I'm hoping will tackle some stuff to do with fiction, in amongst a lot of other rants to do with politics. (My own first novel is still looking for a publisher ...)
Keep up the good work! :)
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