Levitt, Steven D.
Summary: 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? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask--but Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the stuff and riddles of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
Summary: New York Times bestselling authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insight and observations in this long-awaited follow-up to their blockbuster Freakonomics . In 2005, Freakonomics exploded in the culture, forever changing our understanding of how the world works, how we really make decisions—even how we name our children. This revolutionary book spent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2009
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Levitt, Steven D.
Summary: This full-color illustrated and expanded edition of the "New York Times" bestseller adds a visual, superfreaky dimension to the already provocative thinking that made "Freakonomics" and "SuperFreakonomics" part of the national zeitgeist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
Summary: Think Like A Freak takes listeners further inside this special thought process, revealing a new way of approaching the decisions people make, the plans they create, and the morals they choose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 153.43 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2009
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 330 LEVCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
Summary: "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 economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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Levitt, Steven D
Summary: The New York Times bestselling authors of Freakonomics offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.4 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
Summary: The author offers his view of how the economy really works, examining issues from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, offering a very different view on what drives the economy.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAudio 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 330 LEVLevitt, Steven D.
Summary: The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling more than four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with Superfreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. SuperFreakonomics challenges...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2009
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Summary: The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2011