
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Penguin (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 5. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 315 pages
978-0-14-103008-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
Rev. ed
Language
English
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
201 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-103008-1 (9780141030081)
Schweitzer Classification
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Steven D. Levitt | Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Book
01/2026
Penguin
€16.50
Available immediately
Persons
Steven D. Levitt (Author)
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 the age of forty. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.
Stephen J. Dubner (Author)
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 worked for The New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He lives with his family in New York City.
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 the age of forty. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.
Stephen J. Dubner (Author)
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 worked for The New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He lives with his family in New York City.