Freakonomics

Freakonomics was an amazing book for several reasons. Firstly, it fit the qualification of an interesting non-ficition book. Second, I actually enjoyed reading it. And lastly, it seemed to fit with the theme I have been hearing from all my teachers--to be a critical, independent thinker, and not accept conventional wisdom. Freakonomics did not discuss boring textbook economics, but topics of interest to everyday people, or in some cases just interesting (maybe even random) topics. But it also taught me to experiment even with the most doubtful or a crazy theory as long as there is evidence. Some questions that I have started to develop on my own recently like "how much does a certain upbringing affect the child?" were discussed in the book. I avoid the words "answered in the book" because although the authors wrote about their vague theories, they more just hinted about them through a series of questions. They mostly tried not to outright announce them. So it was entertaining that I had to think while reading the book. There was also the writing style, which although it was not dumbed down or anything, it was a more causal way of writing, which included the occasional joke now and then. So hopefully whenever I am forced to read non-fiction again I can find a book similar to this to read, and it might not be so torturous after all.