The Price of Everything

The True Cost of Living

Eduardo Porter

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Windmill Books
15 March 2012

Economics

A provocative examination of the role prices play in our lives.

Why is a life saved from a terrorist attack worth two saved from a natural disaster? Why are women more valuable than ever? Why do Americans tip when Europeans don't? And how can orange juice be used to predict the weather?

The Price of Everything starts with a simple premise- behind every decision we make lies a price, whether we're buying a cup of coffee, taking a new job, or deciding to become a parent. Prices are the invisible thread that connect and explain our society, culture, economy, successes and failures.

Revealing connections that are ingenious and unexpected, Eduardo Porter shows just how fundamental the price of things, work, happiness, faith, family and the future is - both to our everyday lives and to civilisation as we know it.

By: Eduardo Porter
Imprint: Windmill Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780099537359
ISBN 10: 0099537354
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 March 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eduardo Porter writes about business and economics as a member of The New York Times' editorial board. He has also worked as a journalist in Mexico City, Tokyo, London, Sao Paolo, and Los Angeles. He was editor of the Brazilian Edition of America Economia and covered the Hispanic population in the United States for The Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York.

Reviews for The Price of Everything: The True Cost of Living

Riveting... there is an interesting nugget on virtually every page * Tyler Cowen, author of Create Your Own Economy * 'Full of interesting Freakonomicsy nuggets.' * Guardian * Clever, stylish and full of surprising insights - in other words, priceless * Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind * Entertaining and enlightening' * Financial Times * Enthralling ...Everyone could learn something from this wise and clever book. I did. -- TIM HARFORD, author of RISE and THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST