TY - BOOK AU - Levitt,Steven D. AU - Dubner,Stephen J. TI - Freakonomics SN - 9781846329111 (hbk.) U1 - 330 22 PY - 2007///, c2005 CY - Rearsby PB - F.W. Howes KW - Economics KW - Psychological aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Large type books N1 - Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2005; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Cult bestseller and new buzz word, Freaknomics is at the heart of everything we see and do, and the subjects which bedevil us daily - from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living and reaching some astonishing conclusions, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens. "This book is delight; it educates surprises and amuses ... dazzling." - Economist. "A sensation ... you'll be stimulated, provoked and entertained - Sunday Telegraph. "Has you chuckling one minute and gasping in amazement the next." - Wall Street Journal ER -