Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)
by Steven D. Levitt
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“I love newer books like Freakonomics. | This book invented an entire genre. Economics was never supposed to be this entertaining.”
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Source →“I love newer books like Freakonomics. | This book invented an entire genre. Economics was never supposed to be this entertaining.”
Source →“I love newer books like Freakonomics. | This book invented an entire genre. Economics was never supposed to be this entertaining.”
Source →“I love newer books like Freakonomics. | This book invented an entire genre. Economics was never supposed to be this entertaining.”
Source →“I love newer books like Freakonomics. | This book invented an entire genre. Economics was never supposed to be this entertaining.”
Source →Recommended by 9 notable people, including Ev Williams and Malcolm Gladwell
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Recommended by 12 sources and appears in Economy, Microeconomics, and Behavioral Economics.
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner offer the longawaited paperback edition of Freakonomics, the runaway bestseller, including six Freakonomics columns from the New York Times Magazine and a Q & A with the authors.Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming poolWhat do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in commonHow much do parents reall...
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Recommended by 12 sources and appears in Economy, Microeconomics, and Behavioral Economics.
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“I love newer books like Freakonomics. | This book invented an entire genre. Economics was never supposed to be this entertaining.”
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Consider The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. Recommended by 18 sources.
“Michael Lewis chronicles the friendship and intellectual partnership of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, who championed the idea that cognitive biases shape our choices. The narrative reads like a buddy story, weaving their discoveries into personal anecdotes and the drama of their collaboration. You'll grasp key ideas—loss aversion, framing—through their story, but the book focuses on biography, not application. Helpful for understanding behavioral economics' origins; less useful if you want actionable advice. The emotional arc of their relationship can overshadow the science.”
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