When to Rob a Bank: A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2016
Series: Book 4 of 4 - Freakonomics
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A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bank robbing, fast food to sex taxes.
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- Title
- When to Rob a Bank: A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
- Author
- Steven D Levitt
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0141980982
- ISBN 13
- 9780141980980
- Series
- Book 4 of 4: Freakonomics
This is the ultimate guide to the world of the Freak. Renegade thinkers and bestselling sensations Levitt and Dubner have carefully curated the very best of their blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bankrobbing, fast food to sex taxes.
'We are all Freakonomists now' Washington Post
'A phenomenon ... their approach has won them a cult following' Observer
'Lie back and let Levitt and Dubner's bouncy prose style carry you along from one peculiarity to the next' Sunday Telegraph
'You are guaranteed a good time' Financial Times
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From the Back Cover
Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 200 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.
When to Rob a Bank is Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. Drawn from 10 years of entries on Freakonomics.com, where they employ a style that is more casual, more personal, and more outlandish than in their books, they answer such questions as: Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?
You’ll discover:
- What people lie about, and why
- The best way to cut gun deaths
- Why it might be time for a sex tax
- And yes, when to rob a bank (Short answer: never; the R.O.I. is terrible)
You’ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner’s own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.
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