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Assume nothing, question everything. This book is about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and more.

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Assume nothing, question everything. This book is about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and more.
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Autorenporträt
Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt
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"Provocative... eye-popping." - New York Times Book Review: Inside the List

"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt... Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae." - Wall Street Journal

"The guy is interesting!" - Washington Post Book World

"The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist... Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping" - Entertainment Weekly

"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled." - Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point

"Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read." - People: Great Reads

"Levitt dissects complex real-world phenomena, e.g. baby-naming patterns and Sumo wrestling, with an economist's laser." - San Diego Union-Tribune

"Levitt is a number cruncher extraordinaire." - Philadelphia Daily News

"Levitt is one of the most notorious economists of our age." - Financial Times

"Hard to resist." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Freakonomics is politically incorrect in the best, most essential way.... This is bracing fun of the highest order." - Kurt Andersen, host of public radio's Studio 360 and author of Turn of the Century

"Freakonomics was the 'It' book of 2005." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"An eye-opening, and most interesting, approach to the world." - Kirkus Reviews

"An unconventional economist defies conventional wisdom." - Associated Press

"A showcase for Levitt's intriguing explorations into a number of disparate topics.... There's plenty of fun to be had." - Salon.com

"One of the decade's most intelligent and provocative books." - The Daily Standard

"Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading." - Book Sense Picks and Notables

"The trivia alone is worth the cover price." - New York Times Book Review

"An easy, funny read. Many unsolvable problems the Americans have could be solved with simple means." - Business World

"Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences.... Steven D. Levitt will change some minds." - Amazon.com

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