Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics--the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times bestseller. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge your students' view of the way the world really works.
Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and captivating storytelling to show students the hidden side of everything with such questions as: - How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? - Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? - How much good do car seats do? - What's the best way to catch a terrorist? "Thank goodness Levitt and Dubner] are back--with wisdom, wit and, most of all, powerful economic insight. . . . They] wryly, humorously and almost sadistically remind us that we are slaves to our own failures to parse situations into basic economic components."--Los Angeles Times
Автор: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Название: Superfreakonomics ISBN: 0141030704 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141030708 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: от 1401.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: Looking deeper, questioning harder, this title uncovers the hidden truths about our world, from global cooling to patriotic prostitutes, drunk walking to why suicide bombers should buy life insurance.
Автор: Stephen J. Dubner,Steven D. Levitt Название: Freakonomics ISBN: 0141030089 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141030081 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: от 791.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: Modern life can be baffling and chaotic. Is there any way of making sense of it? The answer, explains groundbreaking thinker Steven Levitt, lies in economics. Not ordinary economics, but freakonomics. It is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. In Freakonomics Levitt turns conventional economics on its head, stripping away the jargon and calculations of the experts' to explore the riddles of everyday life and examine topics such as: how chips are more likely to kill you than murder or a terrorist attack; why sportsmen cheat and how fraud can be spotted; why violent crime can be linked not to gun laws, policing or poverty, but to abortion; why a road is more efficient when everyone travels at 20mph; how the name you give your child can give them an advantage in later life; and what really causes obesity epidemics. Ultimately, he shows us that economics is all about how people get what they want, and what makes them do it. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living and reaching some astonishing conclusions, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens.
Автор: Stephen J. Dubner,Steven D. Levitt Название: Freakonomics ISBN: 0141019018 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141019017 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Assume nothing, question everything. This book is about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone`s view of the world upside-down and more.
Автор: Gordon-levitt, Joseph Название: Tiny book of tiny stories: volume 3 ISBN: 0062121650 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062121653 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The universe isn`t made of atoms; it`s made of tiny stories. This title offers a selection of stories small in scope but outsize in impact.
Автор: Peerbhai, Shaheen Levitt, Jennie Название: Paris picnic club ISBN: 1454951680 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781454951681 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3168.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: June Levitt Nislick Название: Zayda Was a Cowboy ISBN: 0827608179 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780827608177 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 1543.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The extraordinary story of how one family, and one young boy in particular, are changed forever when Zayda (Yiddish for “grandfather”) comes to live with them. At first the young narrator, Bill, is resistant to all the changes in the house: Zayda spooks his friends, tries to get Bill to speak Yiddish, and demands strange foods like herring. But as Zayda starts telling Bill and his brother Danny the fascinating story of his life, a story filled with many extraordinary dangers and adventures, the boys begin to see their grandfather in a whole new light. From why, as a young boy, he was forced to flee his Russian village for America to how he eventually became a cowboy, Zayda holds the boys captive with his amazing tale. Like Zayda’s grandsons, young readers—and their parents and teachers—will also be entranced by Zayda’s saga. While the characters are fictional, Zayda’s experiences are historically correct and are a colorful retelling of a fascinating yet little-known time of Jewish-American history. This book, like Zayda himself—funny, touching, and memorable—is destined to be a favorite of Jewish and non-Jewish children alike, teachers, librarians, and educators for many years to come.
Автор: Levitt, Arthur Название: Take on the Street: How to Fight for Your Financial Future ISBN: 0375714022 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375714023 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1471.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Levitt, Tamara Bondy, Jeremy Название: Secret to clara`s calm ISBN: 1614293902 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781614293903 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Levitt, Theresa Название: Elixir ISBN: 1399803255 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781399803250 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 1972.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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