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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an econo-mist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-herald... More
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BindingPaperback (77 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages320
ISBN-10B001T4K1QO
Publication Date/2006
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About Stephen J. Dubner Steven D. Levitt (Author) : Stephen J. Dubner Steven D. Levitt is a published author. A published credit of Stephen J. Dubner Steven D. Levitt is Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side ... more
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About Paperback: 320 pages (Foreword) : Paperback: 320 pages is credited in . A published credit of Paperback: 320 pages is Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Papercover).
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About Publisher: William Morrow; 2nd edition (2006) (Foreword) : Publisher: William Morrow; 2nd edition (2006) is credited in . A published credit of Publisher: William Morrow; 2nd edition (2006) is Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores th... more
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11/20/2009 Keith Schoch said: Steven Levitt doesn't disappoint. If you're a fan of the Heath brothers (Made to Stick), or Gladwell (Tipping Point
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