There are times when good things happen when you least expect them.  This was the case with this book.  I was so busy in an airport trying to make a connecting flight, but couldn't  board the plane without something to read - I just hate watching those on-board movies on a small screen.  I picked up the first book that came into my sight at a book store and was pleasantly surprised! 

Some of these topics maybe a bit strange to compare or analyse:

• What do school teachers and Sumo wrestlers have in common ?
• What do estate agents and the Ku Klux Klan(KKK) have in common ?
• Why do drug dealers still live with their moms ?
• What makes a perfect parent ?
• How can your name affect how well you do in life ?

However, Freakonomics (translated version is 괴짜 경영학) by Steven Levitt answers these questions by discovering a totally new way of seeing the world.

This is an excerpt from the book:

As Levitt(the most brilliant young economist in America) sees it, economics is a science with excellent tools for gaining answers but a serious shortage of interesting questions.  His particular gift is the ability to ask such questions.  For instance: If drug dealers make so much money, why do they still live with their mothers?  Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?  What really caused crime rates to plunge during the past decade?  Do real-estate agents have their clients' best interests at heart?  Wht do black parents give their children names that may hurt their career prospects?    Do schoolteachers cheat to meet high-stakes testing standards?  Is sumo wrestling corrupt? ...

Enjoy!