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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an econo-mist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing—and whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of . . . well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Klu Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and—if the right questions are asked—is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.

Freakonomics Rev Ed

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Pennsylvania

The author offers his view of how the economy really works, examining issues from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, offering a very different view on what drives the economy.

Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics

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Texas

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Maryland

Freakonomics Rev Ed LP

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Georgia

One of the greatest young American thinkers offers his provocative and intriguing insights into basic life issues--from cheating to child rearing--in this highly readable and challenging new work Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Who really deserves credit for the recent drop in crime? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt--Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association's 2004 John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline--reveals that the answers to such questions lie in economic theory, a field he is revolutionizing. Joined by acclaimed author Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt offers his most compelling ideas as he explores the basic questions of everyday life, reaching conclusions that have turned conventional wisdom on its head. Brilliantly reasoned, told in compelling, forthright language, and filled with keen insight, What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? remind us that economics is ultimately the study of incentives and competition--how people get what they want, or need, when others want or need the same thing.

Freakonomics

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New York

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to parenting and sports—and reaches conclusions that turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

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Tennessee

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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.

Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

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Florida

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Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Rev Ed

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Rev Ed

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Rev Ed LP

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Rev Ed

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Rev Ed

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics