Freakonomics Books

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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 899,632 ratings — published 2005
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 4.00 — 134,507 ratings — published 2009
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Think Like a Freak Think Like a Freak (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 3.86 — 56,326 ratings — published 2014
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When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 3.53 — 15,101 ratings — published 2015
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Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life (Audiobook)
by (shelved 3 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 3.60 — 615 ratings — published
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Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,986 ratings — published 2019
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 95,029 ratings — published 2008
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 870,424 ratings — published 2008
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Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 543 ratings — published
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The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,383 ratings — published 2022
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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,693 ratings — published 2019
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 178,008 ratings — published 1984
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise (ebook)
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avg rating 4.20 — 19,084 ratings — published 2016
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Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 35,922 ratings — published 2016
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 4.01 — 857,354 ratings — published 2000
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 3.96 — 623,615 ratings — published 2005
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The Undercover Economist The Undercover Economist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as freakonomics)
avg rating 3.81 — 29,575 ratings — published 2005
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Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 4,402 ratings — published 2024
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 214,008 ratings — published 2016
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The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.33 — 30,381 ratings — published 2014
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Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.55 — 416 ratings — published
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Why Liberalism Failed Why Liberalism Failed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 3,726 ratings — published 2018
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Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 4,044 ratings — published 2016
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The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 12,878 ratings — published 2021
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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 5,278 ratings — published 2014
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Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,900 ratings — published 2023
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as freakonomics)
avg rating 4.26 — 218,536 ratings — published 1985
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Cutting for Stone Cutting for Stone (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 428,671 ratings — published 2009
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What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 126 ratings — published 2023
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 85,935 ratings — published 2023
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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 6,454 ratings — published 2013
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 52,519 ratings — published 2012
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 34,603 ratings — published 2018
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Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,452 ratings — published 2022
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Split the Pie: A Radical New Way to Negotiate Split the Pie: A Radical New Way to Negotiate (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 304 ratings — published 2022
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Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 8,595 ratings — published 2013
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 48,094 ratings — published 2019
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Letters to a Young Athlete Letters to a Young Athlete (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,418 ratings — published 2021
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The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,809 ratings — published 2021
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Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 18,110 ratings — published 2020
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China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 307 ratings — published 2021
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A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death (Audible Audio)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,336 ratings — published
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 170,474 ratings — published 2019
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The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,483 ratings — published 2015
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 22,336 ratings — published 2015
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 21,439 ratings — published 2014
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 63,572 ratings — published 2012
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 886,352 ratings — published 1946
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Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 708 ratings — published 2005
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The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as freakonomics)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,602 ratings — published 2018
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Steven D. Levitt
“The broken window theory argues that minor nuisances, if left unchecked, turn into major nuisances: that is, if someone breaks a window and sees it isn’t fixed immediately, he gets the signal that it’s all right to break the rest of the windows and maybe set the building afire too.”
Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

“Good people eat all their veggies and all the fruits, but they still have good grades. I call this, Freakonomics.”
Adam Pazandak

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