Freakonomics

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

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Penguin
05 June 2006

Economics & Business; Economic theory & philosophy

Are you a FREAKONOMIST?

Cult bestseller, new buzz word... Freakonomics is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily- from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living and reaching some astonishing conclusions, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens.

By: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 247g
ISBN: 9780141019017
ISBN 10: 0141019018
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 05 June 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven Levitt, the man with 'the most interesting mind in America' (Malcolm Gladwell), is the rogue economist whose controversial ideas have caused a sensation on both sidea of the Atlantic. In Freakonomics he joins forces with Stephen Dubner, New York Times and New Yorker journalist and bestselling author of Turbulent Souls and Confessions of a Hero Worshiper, to create a gripping, revolutionary new take on the world.

Short-listed for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2005
Shortlisted for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2005.