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Comment from Mary
Time March 22, 2009 at 7:03 am

I liked this quite a bit until I got to the last chapter on global warming which is dry as reading a science textbook.
Rating: 2 / 5

Comment from Anonymous
Time March 22, 2009 at 8:48 am

I haven’t read this book but I know climate change risk is high enough that we can’t afford the gamble these authors reportedly advocate. A professional gambler NEVER bets over half his bankroll on even a sure thing. To postpone greenhouse gas reduction is to bet everything on far less than a sure thing.
Rating: 1 / 5

Comment from D199
Time March 22, 2009 at 8:50 am

I enjoyed Freakonomics very much. Not being an expert in the areas they covered, I trusted their presentation of facts. Their analysis, even if contrarian, seemed compelling and likely correct. Unfortunately, their misrepresentation of CO2 and climate change in this book is so clearly skewed, so designed to sell books rather than reveal insights, that it calls into question their general approach to fact-based analysis. Very disappointing.
Rating: 1 / 5

Comment from Bill Dalton
Time March 22, 2009 at 11:09 am

Once again, Levitt (the economist of the two authors), has proven that he is one of the outstanding minds in the country.

There will be people on the left, those that don’t like people to disagree with them, who will pan this book without reading it, for, good grief, Levitt has contrarian views on an issue that the left wants closed – global warming – because the left knows there is solid evidence to keep discussing the issue. And Levitt has simple solutions that will interefere with the Green Industry growing up around global warming.

The reason there are so many low stars on the reviews is that the left is afraid you’ll read this book, and they team jump to oppose views they don’t like.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment from C. P. Toennies
Time March 22, 2009 at 11:49 am

After racing through all 216 pages, it sadly dawned on me that SUPERFREAKONOMICS has nothing at all to do with the financial wizardry of Rick James!

Fool me once, Mr. Levitt and Mr. Dubner. . .
Rating: 5 / 5