Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Superfreakonomics

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

449187645

Responsibility statement

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Sub title

global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance

Summary

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

Table Of 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 chlorine solution and the jellyfish fix -- What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common? -- Epilogue : monkeys are people too

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Super freakonomics

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Contributor