Superfreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors 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 Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of the way the world really works.

Author: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 05/24/2011
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.29w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9780060889586

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.6
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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About the Author
Dubner, Stephen J.: -

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.

Levitt, Steven D.: -

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, an award-winning journalist and radio and TV personality, has worked for the New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don't Know.