{"product_id":"superfreakonomics-a-rogue-economist-explores-the-hidden-side-of-everything-paperback","title":"Superfreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven D. Levitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Dubner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e lived on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in \u003ci\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e--the long awaited follow-up to their \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies, \u003ci\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e promises to once again challenge our view of human behavior and the way the world \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying their signature economic approach, Levitt and Dubner tackle a new set of provocative questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBehavioral Economics: \u003c\/b\u003e Why do street prostitutes have more in common with a department-store Santa than you'd think, and what can monkeys teach us about the stock market?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCounterintuitive Thinking: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the real data behind life-and-death decisions, from whether it's safer to walk drunk or drive drunk to why a suicide bomber might buy life insurance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnintended Consequences: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover how the arrival of cable TV empowered women in rural India and why the invention of the car seat may not be the simple lifesaver we assume it is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCheap and Simple Fixes: \u003c\/b\u003e From a simple hand-washing protocol that saved thousands of lives to a garden hose that could reverse global warming, learn why the best solutions are often the easiest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e was a worldwide sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with \u003cem\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e was a worldwide sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with \u003cem\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the \"freakquel\" is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.01 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life in\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53474267791667,"sku":"9780060889586","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ftqRET9WJd9780060889586.webp?v=1781248421","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/superfreakonomics-a-rogue-economist-explores-the-hidden-side-of-everything-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}