SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven B. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Wouldn't it be great if all economy professors had the storytelling skills of Levitt and Dubner? Certainly eating kangaroo and the cost of Chicago prostitutes are far more interesting topics than crates of oranges.
If you don't mind being challenged while, at the same time, being entertained then I highly recommend SuperFreakonomics and the book that came before it, Freakonomics. It is funny and interesting, and it will indeed challenge how you think on subjects, such as:
How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa?
Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands?
How much good do car seats do?
What's the best way to catch a terrorist?
Did TV cause a rise in crime?
What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common?
Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness?
Can eating kangaroo save the planet?
Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor?
If this appeals to you, Levitt and Dubner also have a blog in the New York Times: Freakonomics The Hidden Side of Everything. For NFL football fans, you might be interested in Levitt's blog today: Bill Belichick Is Great.
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