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Freakonomics: a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
William Morrow 2005 Hardback, 242pp. 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? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked 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 co-author Stephen J. 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 set out to 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 Ku Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a surfeit of obfuscation, complication, 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. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to see through all the clutter. 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. (ISBN: 9780060731328). Good.
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Superfreakonomics
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Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Allen Lane 2009 Paperback, 256pp. Here at last is the long awaited sequel to the international bestselling phenomenon, Freakonomics. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to terrorism and prostitution. And with their inimitable style and wit, they will take us on another even more gripping journey of discovery.Four years in the making, SUPERFREAKONOMICS will once again transform the way we look at the world. It reveals, among other things, why you are more likely to be killed walking drunk than driving drunk; how a prostitute is more likely to sleep with a policeman than be arrested by one; why terrorists might be easier to track down than you would imagine; how a sex change ould boost your salary; and how there really is a cheap fix for climate change.The freakuel is even bolder, funnier and more surprising than its predecessor. With their unflinching analysis Levitt and Dubner overturn received wisdom: looking more deeply, asking more questions and, above all, thinking a little differently. Because sometimes the most superfreaky solution is the simplest. Tanning; cover a little worn. (ISBN: 9780713999914). Good.
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Freakonomics. A Rogue Economist explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
London, Allen Lane [Penguin Books] 2005. Original publisher's red paper-covered boards, white lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xiv, 242pp. epilogue, notes & references, acknowledgements, index. 9780713998061
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded] a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
William Morrowwilliam Morrow 2006, Reprint, Hardcover. . 0061234001 Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is price-intact, clean with mild shelfwear. ; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1 inches. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
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Freakonomics - a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
New York, William Morrow & Co, Inc., 2005. Later Printing. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Dj Lightly Edgeworn. Pages: 242.
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Freakonomics - a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
New York, William Morrow & Co, Inc., 2005. Later Printing. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg-/Vg Lightly Bumped Lower Front Corner. Pages: 242.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Penguin. 2006-04-05. (ISBN: 0141019018) paperback, 9x6x1. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Very Good.
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Freakonomics. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything
Morrow, 2005. linnen, 242 blz, stofomslag, Perfect exemplaar.ISBN: 9780060731328 Wij berekenen binnen Nederland 3,95 euro verzendkosten ongeachte gewicht of omvang van de bestelling.
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Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.
London & New York : Penguin Books, 2006. Paperback. xxvi,315 pp. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - How can your name affect how well you do in life? What do estate agents and the Ku Klux Klan have in common? Why do drug dealers live with their mothers?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 we can use it to get to the heart of what's really happening under the surface of everyday life. 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. another book that will set the agenda for years to come. ISBN 9780141030081.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
New York, William Morrow / Harper, 2009. Later Printing. Trade Paperback., Vg in Wraps. Lightly Worn. Pages: 319.
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Freakonomics - a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Book Club Edition.
New York, William Morrow & Co, Inc., 2005. Book Club. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Book and Dj Lightly Bumped at Spine Ends. Pages: 242.
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Super freakonomics.
Allen Lane, 2009. sewed, 279 pp., .ISBN: 9780713999914 Wij berekenen binnen Nederland 3,95 euro verzendkosten ongeachte gewicht of omvang van de bestelling.
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SuperFreakonomics 288pp.
d438 Goed Paperback 9789023450436
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