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Superfreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

AUTHOR Levitt, Steven D.; Dubner, Stephen J.
PUBLISHER William Morrow & Company (05/24/2011)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics--the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of the way the world really works.

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ISBN-13: 9780060889586
ISBN-10: 0060889586
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 320
Carton Quantity: 60
Product Dimensions: 5.29 x 0.83 x 8.01 inches
Weight: 0.58 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Maps, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Economics - Theory
Business & Economics | Sociology - Social Theory
Business & Economics | Popular Culture
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.6
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 330
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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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Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics--the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of the way the world really works.

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Author: Levitt, Steven D.
STEVEN LEVITT is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and an editor of The Journal of Political Economy. In January 2004 the American Economic Association awarded him the John Bates Clark medal, a prize honouring the economist under 40 who made the greatest contribution to the discipline.
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