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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (Goodreads Author)
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (Goodreads Author)
Similiar in approach to the first book, challenging conventional wisdom. We assume reasons for outcomes that really aren't even close to the actual reasons on various different occurances in life.
Why aren't people stopped from walking while drunk when they are 8 times more likely to get killed walking than driving? Hmmm what is the government doing about walking?
Did cars save the ozone, the answer may be one that will surprise all you treehuggers.
The authors discuss the pricing factors of prostitution, the real low down on medical care, gender questions about wage earnings, the lunacy of our fear based culture and the governments misplaced allocation of funds to protect us. (I suspected this all along)
Are suicide bombers and other terrorists winning without lifting a finger? Are Americans really altruistic or just looking for a tax break or a dose of back patting? Is Al Snore I mean Gore really out to save the earth or fatten his wallet? There are many things here you may question, and I think they are guilty of somethings they condemn but nevertheless its a fun read and cause you to examine your closely propagandized, I mean, held beliefs.
Why aren't people stopped from walking while drunk when they are 8 times more likely to get killed walking than driving? Hmmm what is the government doing about walking?
Did cars save the ozone, the answer may be one that will surprise all you treehuggers.
The authors discuss the pricing factors of prostitution, the real low down on medical care, gender questions about wage earnings, the lunacy of our fear based culture and the governments misplaced allocation of funds to protect us. (I suspected this all along)
Are suicide bombers and other terrorists winning without lifting a finger? Are Americans really altruistic or just looking for a tax break or a dose of back patting? Is Al Snore I mean Gore really out to save the earth or fatten his wallet? There are many things here you may question, and I think they are guilty of somethings they condemn but nevertheless its a fun read and cause you to examine your closely propagandized, I mean, held beliefs.
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