SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Illustrated Edition)


<blockquote> <p>Seeing is believing . . . The Smash Hit SuperFreakonomics is now Bigger and Better</p> </blockquote> <p><b>SuperFreakonomics</b> was an instant <b>New York Times</b> bestseller that caused a media uproar, continuing the amazing success begun with the groundbreaking, worldwide sensation <b>Freakonomics</b>.</p> <p>With the Illustrated Edition, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner bring alive their smart thinking and great storytelling with an explosion of visual evidence, including:</p> <ul> <li>A by-the-numbers tally of a high-priced call girl's career, and a tracking sheet from an intensive survey of Chicago street prostitutes.</li> <li>A visual quiz that lets you pit your memory against the memory of a chess grand master.</li> <li>Images of the hurricane-killing machine and other geo-engineering inventions described in <b>SuperFreakonomics</b>.</li> <li>A look into whether doctors are better at saving lives in TV dramas or in real hospitals.</li> </ul> <p>Whether probing the intricacies of sex change operations, the effectiveness of child car seats, or what really motivates people to do good, the Illustrated Edition of <b>SuperFreakonomics</b> employs photographs, drawings, and graphs that will lead readers to see the world in a bold, fresh way.</p>

Author(s): Steven D. Levitt  

ISBN 10: 0061941220
ISBN 13: 9780061941221
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover
Publication: October 2010
Edition: Illustrated
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