Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Revised, Expanded ed.

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth.Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Why do sumo wrestlers cheat? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt&;Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association&;s John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline&;reveals that the answers. Joined by acclaimed author and podcast host Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt presents a brilliant&;and brilliantly entertaining&;account of how incentives of the most hidden sort drive behavior in ways that turn conventional wisdom on its head.