Book Series Guide

Steven D. Levitt · book-series

Freakonomics books in order

A series of popular economics books by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner exploring incentives, behavior, and surprising patterns in everyday life.

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  1. 1
    Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    Book 1 · nonfiction · 2005

    *A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything* 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? How much do parents…

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

    Book 2 · nonfiction · 2009

    The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling more than four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world.Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with…

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    When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

    Book 4 · essay-collection · 2015

    In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics FreakonomicsOver the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Many of them, they freely…