Superfreakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance / Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner.
Title:
Super freakonomics
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
[New York] : William Morrow, c2009.
Physical Description:
xvii, 270 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Putting the freak in economics -- How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? -- Why should suicide bombers buy life insurance? -- Unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism -- The fix is in--and it's cheap and simple -- What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common? -- Epilogue : Monkeys are people too.