In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.
When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they’ve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?
Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Many of them, they freely admit, were rubbish. But now they’ve gone through and picked the best of the best. You’ll discover what people lie about, and why; the best way to cut gun deaths; why it might be time for a sex tax; and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) You’ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner’s own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.
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 forty. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.
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 since taught English at Columbia, worked for The New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books.
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Shukri Mohamed –
The hidden truth in text.
Claim your mental freedom; you will only understand you were slave when you read this book.
Messages that the writer clearly highlighted are;
1. Your sustenance is not connected to your level of education.
2. Career is engaging yourself in what you love doing not what you are pushed to do.
2. Divorce is not an option while you can change the mindset of your partner.
3. Social media is a sword with two edges.
4.clean body and brain are raised in clean environment.
What else can I tell you about this book other than #read and free yourself.
Thank you madam Saadia A. Siyat for this book.
Shukri –
The hidden truth in text.
Claim your mental freedom; you will only understand you were slave when you read this book.
Messages that the writer clearly highlighted are;
1. Your sustenance is not connected to your level of education.
2. Career is engaging yourself in what you love doing not what you are pushed to do.
2. Divorce is not an option while you can change the mindset of your partner.
3. Social media is a sword with two edges.
4.clean body and brain are raised in clean environment.
What else can I tell you about this book other than #read and free yourself.
Thank you madam Saadia A. Siyat for this book.
Rukia Ahmed –
The best book l came across this year .The most important things to me as a reader is a book that’s interesting which makes me to yearn for next chapter,a book that gives me new discoveries,that which makes me to question things that I never questioned before ,l found all these in Claim your mental Freedom 💯.
It has a simple, understandable, interesting style and language.
It let’s characters to speak for themselves,we see the life of the characters,what scripts they initially had ,what made them to question the ‘norm’ ,who helped them the journey to mental freedom, what life looks like after they attained self discovery which gave them mental freedom.
I like how the book brings out how we are guided by scripts which are dictated for us by parents or society and how we fall into that trap and we waste most of our time regretting about some decisions we make e.g career, profession,love and relationships, social media , education, environment, success etc.
I wish this book could be read by someone who has a dictated script and that it helps you rewrite your own script.
Thank you Saadia for this book
Abdinassir Ahmed –
Perhaps the only description with which I can describe this book is that it is unique and interesting, a true miracle as novice writer. Simple words, yet of great significance. It contains clear and simplified words, but Its content is valuable, and a very deep and philosophical meaning that deserves contemplation.
The Author talks about many things, such as career, success, Social media and love…., in a gentle, unpretentious manner. I advise any reader or writer to read it and will never regret it.