SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance [Paperback]

Freakonomicslived on theNew York Timesbestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations inSuperFreakonomicsthe long awaited follow-up to theirNew York TimesNotable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies,SuperFreakonomicspromises to once again challenge our view of human behavior and the way the worldreallyworks.

Applying their signature economic approach, Levitt and Dubner tackle a new set of provocative questions:

• Behavioral Economics:Why do street prostitutes have more in common with a department-store Santa than youd think, and what can monkeys teach us about the stock market?
• Counterintuitive Thinking:Explore the real data behind life-and-death decisions, from whether its safer to walk drunk or drive drunk to why a suicide bomber might buy life insurance.
• Unintended Consequences:Discover how the arrival of cable TV empowered women in rural India and why the invention of the car seat may not be the simple lifesaver we assume it is.
• Cheap and Simple Fixes:From a simple hand-washing protocol that saved thousands of lives to a garden hose that could reverse global warming, learn why the best solutions are often the easiest.

TheNew York TimesbestsellingFreakonomicswas a worldwide sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return withSuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first.

SuperFreakonomicschallenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department store Santa? Who adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in commonl^