Freakonomics, English Edition : A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side of Everything

ISBN-13: 9780061956270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str.

Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner

Opis

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner offer the long-awaited paperback edition of Freakonomics, the runaway bestseller, including six Freakonomics columns from the New York Times Magazine and a Q & A with the authors.

Recenzje

"Provocative... eye-popping." - New York Times Book Review: Inside the List

"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt... Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae." - Wall Street Journal

"The guy is interesting!" - Washington Post Book World

"The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping" - Entertainment Weekly

"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled." - Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point

"Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read." - People: Great Reads

"Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist's laser." - San Diego Union-Tribune

"Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire." - Philadelphia Daily News

"Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age." - Financial Times

"Hard to resist." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order." - Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century

"Freakonomics was the 'It' book of 2005." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world." - Kirkus Reviews

"An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom." - Associated Press

"A showcase for Levitt's intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics.... There's plenty of fun to be had." - Salon.com

"One of the decade's most intelligent and provocative books." - The Daily Standard

"Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading." - Book Sense Picks and Notables

"The trivia alone is worth the cover price." - New York Times Book Review

"An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means." - Business World

"Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds." - Amazon.com

O autorze

Steven D. Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, given to the most influential American economist under forty. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.

Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning journalist and radio and TV personality, has worked for the New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don't Know.

Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He quit his first career-as an almost rock star-to become a writer. He has since taught English at Columbia, worked for The New York Times, and published three non-Freakonomics books.