Superfreakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance / Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner.

Author/creator Levitt, Steven D.
Other author Dubner, Stephen J.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : William Morrow, ©2009.
Descriptionxvii, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Other title Super freakonomics
Contents How is a street prostitute like a department-store santa? -- Why should suicide bombers buy life insurance? -- Unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism -- The fix is in - and it's cheap and simple -- What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common? -- Epilogue : monkeys are people too.
Abstract Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-256) and index.
LCCN 2009035852
ISBN9780060889579
ISBN0060889578

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HB74.P8 L4797 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold