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Deze serie duikt in de onverwachte en vaak bizarre verbanden van het dagelijks leven. Het onderzoekt de verborgen prikkels en onconventionele oorzakelijke verbanden die menselijk gedrag sturen, van criminaliteit tot ouderschap. Lezers worden uitgedaagd om conventionele wijsheid te heroverwegen en de fascinerende, maar over het hoofd geziene aspecten van de wereld om hen heen te ontdekken. Elk deel biedt een nieuw perspectief op hoe economie en menselijke natuur onze realiteit vormgeven op manieren die zowel verrassend als verhelderend zijn.

Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Superfreakonomics, Illustrated Edition
When to rob a bank
Think Like a Freak
SuperFreakonomics
Freakonomics

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  1. Freakonomics

    Een tegendraadse econoom ontdekt de verborgen kant van bijna alles - druk 11

    • 299bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? These unconventional questions are explored by Steven D. Levitt, a distinguished economist who examines everyday life’s complexities—from crime and cheating to parenting and sports. His insights often challenge conventional wisdom, beginning with extensive data and simple inquiries. This exploration leads to the concept of freakonomics, where economics is viewed as the study of incentives—how individuals pursue their desires amid competing needs. Through engaging storytelling, Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner delve into various topics, including the inner workings of a crack gang, the realities of real estate agents, and the myths surrounding campaign finance. They argue that despite the world's complexities and deceptions, it remains decipherable and intriguing if approached with the right questions. Levitt’s sharp and insightful analysis reveals that while morality reflects our ideals, economics reveals the true nature of how the world functions. Readers will find themselves equipped with captivating riddles and stories, making this work not just entertaining but transformative in reshaping our understanding of modern society.

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  2. SuperFreakonomics

    de afkoeling van de aarde, vaderlandslievende prostituees en waarom zelfmoordterroristen een levensverzekering zouden moeten afsluiten

    • 288bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    Here at last is the long awaited sequel to the international bestselling phenomenon, Freakonomics. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to terrorism and prostitution. And with their inimitable style and wit, they will take us on another even more gripping journey of discovery. Four years in the making, SUPERFREAKONOMICS will once again transform the way we look at the world. It reveals, among other things, why you are more likely to be killed walking drunk than driving drunk; how a prostitute is more likely to sleep with a policeman than be arrested by one; why terrorists might be easier to track down than you would imagine; how a sex change ould boost your salary; and how there really is a cheap fix for climate change. The freakuel is even bolder, funnier and more surprising than its predecessor. With their unflinching analysis Levitt and Dubner overturn received wisdom: looking more deeply, asking more questions and, above all, thinking a little differently. Because sometimes the most superfreaky solution is the simplest.

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  3. Think Like a Freak

    • 256bladzijden
    • 9 uur lezen

    The Freakonomics books have come to stand for something- challenging the conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions; and learning to think differently about how the world works. Now Levitt and Dubner have gathered up what they have learned and turned it into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking smarter, harder and different - thinking, that is, like a Freak. Think Like a Freakoffers a philosophy and a methodology, with rules like 'Put Your Moral Compass in Your Pocket,' 'Embrace Your Ignorance,' 'The Upside of Quitting,' 'Think Like a Child', 'Like a Bad Dye Job, The Truth is in the Roots' and 'How to win a fight, Freakonomics-style'. Thinking like a Freak comes in handy for everything from making oodles of money to wiping out diseases to getting your kids to visit you in the nursing home when you're old. This book shows how anyone can do it.

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  4. When to rob a bank

    In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog--and they've kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. Now they've gone through and picked the best of the best. Here, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: 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?.--From publisher description.

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