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Freakonomics

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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Freakonomics

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth. Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Why do sumo wrestlers cheat? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt—Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline—reveals that the answers. Joined by acclaimed author and podcast host Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt presents a brilliant—and brilliantly entertaining—account of how incentives of the most hidden sort drive behavior in ways that turn conventional wisdom on its head.

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0062132342

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9780062132345

Think Like a Freak

Secrets of the Rogue Economist

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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Think Like a Freak

Secrets of the Rogue Economist

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

From the rule-breaking authors of international bestsellers Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, this is the ultimate guide to how to Think Like a Freak The Freakonomics books have come to stand for something: challenging conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions; and learning to unravel the world's secret codes. Now Levitt and Dubner have gathered up what they have learned and turned it into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking differently - thinking, that is, like a Freak. Whether you are interested in the best way to improve your odds in penalty kicks, or in major global reforms, here is a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. Along the way, you'll learn how the techniques of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion can help you, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria, and why Van Halen's demanding tour contract banning brown M&Ms was really a safety measure. You'll learn why sometimes it's best to put away your moral compass, and smarter to think like a child. You will be given a master class in incentives-because for better or worse, incentives rule our world. And you will learn to quit before you fail, because you can't solve tomorrow's problem if you aren't willing to abandon today's dud. Levitt and Dubner see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing - and so much fun to read.

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Penguin UK

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1846147565

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9781846147562

When to Rob a Bank

...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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When to Rob a Bank

...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast. When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they’ve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken? Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on the Freakonomics website. Many of them, they freely admit, were rubbish. But now they’ve gone through and picked the best of the best. You’ll discover what people lie about, and why; the best way to cut gun deaths; why it might be time for a sex tax; and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) You’ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner’s own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.

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0062218328

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Think Like a Freak

Secrets of the Rogue Economist

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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Secrets of the Rogue Economist

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Freakonomics

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

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SuperFreakonomics

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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SuperFreakonomics

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the "freakquel" is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department store Santa? Who adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? Did TV cause a rise in crime? Can eating kangaroo meat save the planet? Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner show the world for what it really is—good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, superfreaky.

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0060889586

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Turbulent Souls

By: Stephen J. Dubner

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Turbulent Souls

By: Stephen J. Dubner

Turbulent Souls is a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazine writer and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion, sustained by faith, and reunited by truth.

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038072930X

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Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

By: Stephen J. Dubner

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Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

By: Stephen J. Dubner

The author describes how he established his favorite football player, Franco Harris, as a personal hero and father figure after losing his own father in adolescence, and recounts his journey as an adult to meet the man he idolized.

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0380733145

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Women, Faith, and Work

How Ten Successful Professionals Blend Belief and Business

By: Lois Flowers,Thomas G. Addington,Stephen R. Graves

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Women, Faith, and Work

How Ten Successful Professionals Blend Belief and Business

By: Lois Flowers,Thomas G. Addington,Stephen R. Graves

Each chapter in this insightful guide features one of ten successful women answering questions about their faith, jobs, mistakes, role models, and specific examples of integrating their faith in the workplace. Written specifically for career women, this book explores how to balance and intertwine work and spirituality.

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W Publishing Group

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0849942861

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Think Like A Freak

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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Think Like A Freak

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

The creators of the Freakonomics phenomenon unveil essential tools that will allow you to “think like a freak” and see the world more unconventionally and, ultimately, more clearly In their smash #1 international bestseller Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner showed the world that applying counter-intuitive approaches to everyday problems can bear surprising results. In this dynamic, essential book, they turn your brain inside-out,teaching you how to think like a freak. Levitt and Dubner analyze the decisions we make, the plans we create and the morals we choose, and they show how their insights can be applied to daily life to make smarter, harder and better decisions. Filled with illustrations and numerous short chapters, each functioning as a stand-alone entry into their “tool kit” for living and thinking like a freak, Levitt and Dubner offer entertaining and practical insights,from “The Upside of Quitting” to “How to Succeed—With No Talent.” A must-have handbook for decision-making, Think Like a Freak willradically transform the way you look at every aspect of your life.

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1443416517

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9781443416511

When To Rob A Bank

...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intentioned Rants

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

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When To Rob A Bank

...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intentioned Rants

By: Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

Why do educated women get fewer responses on online dating websites? Is buying local food economically efficient? Does bribing kids improve their performance on school tests? Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the quirky geniuses behind Freakonomics, SuperFreakonomics and Think Like a Freak, are back at it. For the last ten years, they’ve used the tools of economics to answer some of our most unanswerable questions on the Freakonomics.com blog. Here, for the first time, the very best of their more than 8,000 posts are together in a single place. We learn why it’s so hard to predict the Kentucky Derby, why babies born in summer tend to score lower on standardized tests, and why rich people tend to be happier than poor people, but rich countries no happier than poor ones. When to Rob a Bank showcases the brilliance that has made Levitt and Dubner an international sensation, and the eloquence and wit that has always made them such a joy to read.

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1443416541

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Book's by Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Freakonomics

Think Like a Freak

Think Like a Freak

When to Rob a Bank

When to Rob a Bank

Think Like a Freak

Think Like a Freak

Freakonomics

Freakonomics

SuperFreakonomics

SuperFreakonomics

Turbulent Souls

Turbulent Souls

Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

Women, Faith, and Work

Women, Faith, and Work

Think Like A Freak

Think Like A Freak

When To Rob A Bank

When To Rob A Bank

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