Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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Average rating3.8
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A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Ratings535
Average rating3.8
A slipcased hardback edition of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's bestselling phenomenon, with the original first Penguin edition artwork.What do estate agents and the Ku Klux Klan have in common?Why do drug dealers live with their mothers?How can your name affect how well you do in life?The answer: Freakonomics. It's at the heart of everything we do and the things that affect us daily, from sex to crime, parenting to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. And it's all about using information about the world around us to get to the heart of what's really happening under the surface of everyday life.Now updated with the authors' New York Times columns and blog entries, this cult bestseller will show you how, by unravelling your life's secret codes, you can discover a totally new way of seeing the world.
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This is a really fun and interesting read, though I'm not sure I agree with many of the conclusions drawn from the data they have. It is well presented though and raises a lot of interesting questions. It is good as a thought experiment.
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4 primary books5 released booksFreakonomics is a 6-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, and 2 others.
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