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  Before there was “Freakonomics,” before there was “The Tipping Point” or “Blink,” Steven E. Landsburg wrote a regular column for Slate magazine called Everyday Economics. The column started in the summer of 1996 with an article headlined “More Sex Is ... (read full critics)

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  Informative with some truly thought-provoking examples. However the same examples also seem to be a bit too far from real life. Read 'Undercover Economist' if you prefer stories that are easier to relate to.

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  Richard said on Aug 12, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  This is the kind of book that gives economics a bad name. Witty, for sure, well written, yes, well documented, interesting.... still the solutions that the author comes up with always end up in the ruthless and inapplicable side. So I imagine a reader that comes from a non-economic background saying ... (continue)

  This is the kind of book that gives economics a bad name. Witty, for sure, well written, yes, well documented, interesting.... still the solutions that the author comes up with always end up in the ruthless and inapplicable side. So I imagine a reader that comes from a non-economic background saying: what a waste of brainpower!
  I read this book after reading Freakonomics and I'm pretty disappointed with it.

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  Lenz said on Jan 8, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• ISBN-10: 1847395260
• ISBN-13: 9781847395269
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