Freaky thinking is bright, “wrong”, but effective thinking. It helped King Solomon establish the authenticity of motherhood, Australian gastroenterologist Thomas Borody find the true cause of stomach ulcers, and the frail Takeru Kobayashi defeat seasoned gluttons in an international hot dog eating competition. In their characteristic original manner, the authors of the superbestseller Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, propose solving problems outside the box: looking at them from other angles, looking for unusual approaches, and not taking even the most authoritative statements as an axiom. You will find in the book many convincing examples that thinking like a freak is very useful, and you will certainly want to join the ranks of the freak-thinking people of our time!