Freakonomics   (book)

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

This was a great book. If the attitude of the authors of this book were more widespread, the human race would make leaps and bounds of progress towards a perfect society. Ok, less fellatio. This book employs very scientific methods, mostly economic, to tackle some very difficult (to quantify) questions. The language is clear, the points are interesting, and it was a quick read. Definitely recommended.