{"product_id":"think-like-a-freak-lp-9780062278418","title":"Think Like a Freak LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came \u003cem\u003eSuperFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with \u003cem\u003eThink Like a Freak\u003c\/em\u003e, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally--to think, that is, like a Freak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevitt and Dubner offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. As always, no topic is off-limits. They range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you'll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the steps toward thinking like a Freak: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst, put away your moral compass--because it's hard to see a problem clearly if you've already decided what to do about it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn to say \"I don't know\"--for until you can admit what you don't yet know, it's virtually impossible to learn what you need to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink like a child--because you'll come up with better ideas and ask better questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake a master class in incentives--because for better or worse, incentives rule our world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded--because being right is rarely enough to carry the day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn to appreciate the upside of quitting--because you can't solve tomorrow's problem if you aren't willing to abandon today's dud.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing--and so much fun to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062278418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevitt, Steven D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen J. Dubner, an award-winning journalist and radio and TV personality, has worked for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand published three non-\u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e books. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don't Know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDubner, Stephen J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen 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 \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and published three non-Freakonomics books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43967227789427,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d9ce8d44-14be-45fd-96f9-85581c609c3f.jpg?v=1760181497","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/think-like-a-freak-lp-9780062278418","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}