Audio book, read by one of the authors (Dubbner). Lots of people say they don't enjoy this as much as the first one. Perhaps because when the first one came out, few people wrote of these topics, and now many more do. Still a good read.
This is a book about decisions, incentives, unintended consequences and statistics showing how conventional wisdom isn’t always wise. The examples given are varied and totally unrelated to each other. The conclusions are not fully documented and the generalizations provided do not recognize except...
Overall, most of the book was interesting, but the authors have a tendency to digress and go on a few tangents. Often, it takes them a while to make their actual point for a particular chapter. The chapter on prostitution to me was the most interesting. The last one on global warming, while it raise...
The last chapter on global warming is a must read. It's a far cry from the quasi-religious rhetoric of most of environmentalists. Instead, it's a practical look at a potential problem with suggested solutions that don't entail crippling the entire world economy. It exposes Al Gore, who is mentioned ...
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