The title of the book I read was Freakonomics, and it was written by Steven Levitt, and Stephen Dubner. A fitting symbol that encapsulates the deeper meaning of the novel would be a picture of two people, describing that people make economic decisions based on incentives and social interaction. There are no “Major Characters” in this book, as its a different story every chapter, with totally different characters.A brief summary of a chapter will be based on the question, “Why do crack dealers still live with their moms?” “You could call it the tournament of life.” Dubner says. Where many professions have a post at the top that looks great, a lot of money, and power, but the route to get there is very difficult. Most people will not get anywhere near there, so they drop away. The most interesting part of the book is where he retrieves information of all test scores and information from Chicago teachers, and through many different studies can prove the teachers that inflated their students test scores, to receive a financial benefit from the Chicago area school district at the time, which has since been removed.


The type of person this book appeals to would be people that like facts, numbers, and enjoy learning more about economics. I would say it would apply to the general ‘nerd’. This book is very well written and thought out, it kept me thinking in any scene that came up, and I learned something new in every chapter. There is so much information and interesting things in this book, I could read it again and be just as interested in the book, and because of these reasons I rate this book a 5/5 stars.