Super Crunchers

Freakonomics 2.0, this is not. Unfortunately, Ian Ayres only occasionally manages to capture the spark and charisma that Steven Levitt so easily wielded in Freakonomics.

Much of this book is spent reiterating previously made points (if I have to hear about regressions' ability to explain results AND error factor one more time, I'm going to scream). Ayers frequently trails off into personal opinion, something that is grossly distracting and serves only to shine a light on Super Crunchers' more solid “cousin.”

Do yourself a favor: read Freakonomics and avoid Super Crunchers. You won't miss anything.