Most Popular Books by Stephen J. Dubner

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.

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What''s more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it''s so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary? SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? How much good do car seats do? What''s the best way to catch a terrorist? Did TV cause a rise in crime? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness? Can eating kangaroo save the planet? Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else, whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically. By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world for what it really is – good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, super freaky. Freakonomics has been imitated many times over – but only now, with SuperFreakonomics, has it met its match.

From the rule-breaking authors of international bestsellers Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, this is the ultimate guide to how to Think Like a Freak The Freakonomics books have come to stand for something: challenging conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions; and learning to unravel the world''s secret codes. Now Levitt and Dubner have gathered up what they have learned and turned it into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking differently - thinking, that is, like a Freak. Whether you are interested in the best way to improve your odds in penalty kicks, or in major global reforms, here is a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. Along the way, you''ll learn how the techniques of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion can help you, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they''re from Nigeria, and why Van Halen''s demanding tour contract banning brown M&Ms was really a safety measure. You''ll learn why sometimes it''s best to put away your moral compass, and smarter to think like a child. You will be given a master class in incentives-because for better or worse, incentives rule our world. And you will learn to quit before you fail, because you can''t solve tomorrow''s problem if you aren''t willing to abandon today''s dud. Levitt and Dubner see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing - and so much fun to read.

Apa rahasia juara dunia lomba makan hot dog asal Jepang yang makan 50 hot dog dalam 12 menit? - Apa alasan seorang dokter asal Australia rela menelan setumpuk bakteri berbahaya? - Bagaimana bisa calon teroris terdeteksi melalui rekening bank di Inggris? - Mengapa penipu melalui e-mail sering menyatakan diri berasal dari Nigeria? - Mengapa orang dewasa justru mudah ditipu daripada anak-anak? Buku ini memaparkan pemikiran yang tidak biasa, aneh, dan jarang terpikir oleh orang kebanyakan. Disertai contoh-contoh menarik, cerita yang memikat, dan analisis yang tidak lazim, kedua penulis mendorong kita agar mampu berpikir jauh lebih rasional, lebih kreatif, dan lebih produktif. Cara baru yang revolusioner ini telah terbukti menyelesaikan berbagai masalah, baik masalah kecil ataupun global. Anda pun bisa mempraktikkannya di berbagai bidang, mulai dari bisnis, olahraga, hingga politik. [Mizan, Noura Books, Nourabooks, Motivasi, Pengembangan Diri, Remaja, Dewasa, Indonesia]

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics—the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of the way the world really works.

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. The topics range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you''ll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they''re from Nigeria. Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing—and so much fun to read.

Turbulent Souls is a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazine writer and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion, sustained by faith, and reunited by truth.

Superfreakonomics—the smash hit follow-up to the remarkable New York Times bestselling phenomenon Freakonomics—is back in a new full-color, fully illustrated and expanded edition. The brainchild of rogue economist Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner that once again brilliantly challenges our view of the way the world really works is presented with a new, visual, superfreaky dimension added, enhancing the already provocative thinking about street prostitutes, hurricanes, heart attacks, and other seemingly mundane matters that made Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics part of the national zeitgeist.

Solomon, a little boy with two belly buttons, discovers that being different can be a good thing.

As a boy, Stephen J. Dubner''s hero was Franco Harris, the famed and mysterious running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Dubner''s father died, he became obsessed—he dreamed of his hero every night; he signed his school papers "Franco Dubner." Though they never met, it was Franco Harris who shepherded Dubner through a fatherless boyhood. Years later, Dubner journeys to meet his hero, certain that Harris will embrace him. And he is . . . well, wrong. Told with the grit of a journalist and the grace of a memoirist, Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper is a breathtaking, heartbreaking, and often humorous story of astonishing developments. It is also a sparkling meditation on the nature of hero worship—which, like religion and love, tells us as much about ourselves as about the object of our desire.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast. When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they’ve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken? Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on the Freakonomics website. Many of them, they freely admit, were rubbish. But now they’ve gone through and picked the best of the best. You’ll discover what people lie about, and why; the best way to cut gun deaths; why it might be time for a sex tax; and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) You’ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner’s own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.

Why don''t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken? Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Now the very best of this writing has been carefully curated into one volume, the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Discover why taller people tend to make more money; why it''s so hard to predict the Kentucky Derby winner; and why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax). You''ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner''s own quirks and passions. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, Freaks and Friends demonstrates the brilliance that has made their books an international sensation.

Los autores de Freakonomics te enseñan cómo ejercitar tu cerebro. Con Piensa como un freak, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han escrito su libro más revolucionario hasta la fecha. Con el sello inconfundible de narración cautivadora y análisis no convencional, nos llevan al interior de su proceso reflexivo y nos enseñan a pensar de manera un poco más productiva, más creativa, más racional, es decir, a pensar como un freak. Como en sus libros anteriores, ningún tema está vedado, de los negocios a la filantropía, pasando por los deportes o la política, todo con el objetivo de reciclar tu cerebro. Algunos de los pasos para pensar como un freak: - Deja de lado tu brújula moral, porque es difícil ver un problema con claridad si ya has decidido qué hacer con él. - Piensa como un niño, porque se te ocurrirán mejores ideas y plantearás mejores preguntas. - Toma una clase magistral en incentivos, porque, para bien o para mal, los incentivos gobiernan el mundo. - Aprende a convencer a gente que no quiere ser convencida, porque ser bueno no basta para que uno se salga con la suya. - Aprende a apreciar las ventajas de abandonar, porque no puedes resolver el problema de mañana si no estás dispuesto a reconocer el fracaso de la calamidad de hoy. Está claro que Levitt y Dubner ven el mundo como nadie. Nunca antes unos pensadores tan iconoclastas han sido tan reveladores y tan divertidos de leer. Reseña: «Este libro cambiará tu vida.» Daily Express

Missa inte nya boken från Levitt och Dubner – Tänk som ett freak. I butik september 2014. Vad är farligast, en revolver eller en swimmingpool? Vad har skollärare och sumobrottare gemensamt? Varför bor knarklangare fortfarande hemma hos sina mammor? Det här kanske inte låter som typiska frågor som en ekonom eller journalist ställer sig. Men Steven D. Levitt är ingen typisk ekonom. Och Stephen J. Dubner är ingen vanlig journalist. Tillsammans är de hjärnorna bakom Freakonomics – och allt började med den här boken. Freakonomics har sålt i sex miljoner exemplar världen över, blivit en prisbelönt dokumentärfilm och en podcast med fem miljoner lyssnare varje månad. Levitt och Dubner har visat att världen alltid är intressantare än vi tror; allt som krävs är att vi ställer de rätta frågorna. »Chicagoekonomen Steven D. Levitt använder siffror och tabeller ungefär som Janne Josefsson använder mikrofon och kamera.« —Jan Gradvall »Om Indiana Jones var en ekonom skulle han vara Steven Levitt ... Att kritisera Freakonomics skulle vara som att kritisera glass med varm kolasås.« —Wall Steet Journal »En bok som faktiskt får en att se på omvärlden på ett nytt sätt.« —Sydsvenskan »Steven Levitt är den mest intressanta tänkaren i USA ... Förbered dig på att bli bländad.« —Malcolm Gladwell

Para celebrar el décimo aniversario de la publicación de Freakonomics, el libro que marcó un hito, aparece esta cuidada colección cuyo origen es el blog sobre economía más entretenido del universo. Con un estilo aún más personal e irreverente, Cuándo robar un banco plantea una serie de preguntas poco convencionales, como, por ejemplo: ¿ P or qué no reciben propinas las azafatas?; si fueras un terrorista, ¿cómo atacarías? y ¿por qué KFC siempre se queda sin pollo frito? A lo largo de la última década, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han publicado más de ocho mil entradas en su blog Freakonomics.com. No tieneninconveniente en reconocer que muchas de ellas eran auténticos disparates. Pero las han revisado y escogido las mejores. El lector descubrirá sobre qué miente la gente y por qué; la mejor manera de reducir la mortalidad por disparos de arma de fuego; por qué quizá haya llegado la hora de imponer un impuesto sobre el sexo y... sí: cuándo robar un banco (la respuesta es nunca, ya que el resultado, en relación con la inversión, es desastroso). También descubrirá un montón de cosas acerca de los propios caprichos ypasiones de Levitt y Dubner, que van de los juegos de azar y el golf al backgammon y la abolición de las monedas de un centavo de dólar. Sorprendente y erudito, elocuente e ingenioso, Cuándo robar un banco demuestra la genialidad que convirtió Freakonomics en un éxito internacional, con más de siete millones de ejemplares en cuarenta lenguas y ciento cincuenta millones de descargas del podcast de su Freakonomics Radio. Reseñas: «Un curso intensivo adictivo e irresistible sobre la implementación populista de la economía.» The A. V. Club «Una disparatada colección de análisis económicos que parece contraria al sentido común# Regocijante y entretenida.» Kirkus «Genial# el lector se quedará pasmado y boquiabierto.» The Wall Street Journal «Hoy todos somos freakonomistas.» The Washington Post «Una tarde dedicada a leer el libro de Levitt y Dubner convertirá al lector en la persona más interesante de la velada de esa noche.» National Public Radio, EE. UU. «Un libro estupendo, repleto de detalles históricos improbables pero fascinantes que diferencian a los autores de los habituales científicos pop.» The New York Times «Buenas ideas# expresadas con humor y lucidez.» Financial Times

Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.

Anotace: Změňte své myšlení a uvažujte jako freak, cvok, blázen, ujeťák, exot. Běžný pohled na svět obracely naruby už předchozí světově úspěšné knihy, Freakonomics (2005, č. Špekonomie 2006) a Superfreakonomics (2010, č. 2010), nyní přicházejí autoři s ještě revolučnějším přístupem založeným na nekonvenčním způsobu uvažování a radí, jak být v myšlení plodnější, tvořivější a racionálnější. Metoda je obecně použitelná a probíraná témata neznají hranic, od byznysu přes filantropii a sport až k politice. Tak odhalíme tajemství úspěchu Japonce, který se stal přeborníkem v pojídání hot-dogů, dozvíme se důvod, proč australský lékař spolykal dávku nebezpečných bakterií nebo proč se úspěšný podnikatel pustil do charity podporující plastické operace dětí z chudých rodin z celého světa. To vše v podmanivém a zábavném podání zkušených vypravěčů. "...politicky nekorektní a vždy tak trochu nakažlivé, jako pořádný hlt tequily..."Times Od autorů světových bestsellerů Freakonomics a Superfreakonomics „...politicky nekorektní a vždy tak trochu nakažlivé, jako pořádný hlt tequily...“– Times

أيهما أشد خطراً، المسدس أم حوض السباحة؟ ما هي الأشياء المشتركة بين معلمي المدارس ومصارعي السومو؟ لماذا ما يزال تجار المخدرات يعيشون مع أمهاتهم؟ ما هو مقدار اهتمام الوالدين حقاً؟ ما هو تأثير قضية «رو» و«ويد» في جرائم العنف؟ قد لا تبدو هذه الأسئلة مثل الأسئلة النمطية التي يسألها الاقتصادي، لكن ستيفن د. ليفيت ليس اقتصادياً نمطياً؛ إنه عالم شجاع أكثر من أي شيء آخر، يدرس المادة والأحاجي في الحياة اليومية ــ من الغش والجريمة إلى الرياضة وتربية الأطفال ــ وتقوم استنتاجاته عادة على قلب الحكمة التقليدية رأساً على عقب. وغالباً ما يبدأ بتل كبير من المعطيات وبسؤال بسيط لم يطرح من قبل. إنه يهتم ببعض هذه الأسئلة مثل قضايا الحياة والموت، وبعضها الآخر ذو ميزات استثنائية دون شك. وهكذا يحتوي هذا الكتاب على حقل جديد من الدراسة، وهو (الاقتصاد العجيب). ومن خلال سرده للقصص الآسرة ومن النظرة العميقة غير المباشرة، يبين ليفيت وزميله ستيفن ج. دوبنر أن الاقتصاد -في جذوره- دراسة للحوافز ـــ كيف يحصل الناس على ما يريدون أو يحتاجون، لاسيما عندما يريد الناس الآخرون الشيء ذاته أو يحتاجونه. في كتابهما (الاقتصاد العجيب)، يشرع المؤلفان في استكشاف الجانب الخفي ـــ من كل شيء؛ الأعمال الداخلية لعصابة مخدرات، وحقيقة الوسطاء العقاريين، وأساطير تمويل الحملات. وقصص الغش لدى معلمي المدارس. وأسرار جمعية كوكلوكس كلان (العرقية). ومن هنا فإذا كانت الأخلاق تمثل كيف نريد للعالم أن يسير، فإن الاقتصاد يمثل كيف يعمل العالم فعلاً. صحيح إن قراء هذا الكتاب سيتسلحون بقصص وأحاجٍ تكفي لتروى في آلاف الحفلات، لكن كتاب (الاقتصاد العجيب) يستطيع أن يقدم أكثر من ذلك، إنه يعيد تعريف الطريقة التي ننظر بها إلى العالم الحديث تعريفاً حرفياً. العبيكان للنشر

Mọi người thường có xu hướng suy nghĩ và hành động theo đám đông, do vậy với những vấn đề quan trọng, chúng ta thường phải hỏi xin lời khuyên từ bạn bè, đồng nghiệp và người thân. Điều này đương nhiên không có hại trong ngắn hạn. Thế nhưng về lâu về dài việc hỏi ý kiến những người xung quanh sẽ dẫn bạn đi theo lối mòn đã mở sẵn, một tư duy kém đổi mới mà nếu tự suy ngẫm, theo một hướng khác hơn, đột phá hơn, lập dị hơn, bạn sẽ mở ra một hướng giải quyết thông minh hơn và khôn ngoan hơn. Trong cuốn sách Tư duy như một kẻ lập dị, Steve D.Levitt & Steph J.Dubner, đồng tác giả của hai cuốn sách Tư duy vô cùng lý thú pha chút hóm hỉnh Kinh Tế Học Hài Hước và Siêu Kinh Tế Học Hài Hước, sẽ một lần nữa dùng lối văn phong phá cách của mình để “mở khóa tư duy” của độc giả. Xin nhắc lại đây không phải là một cuốn sách Kỹ năng có tính hài hước, đơn giản chỉ là để giải trí, mà ngoài những yếu tố, những ví dụ vui nhộn, hai tác giả này còn muốn người đọc có được một thái độ tích cực hơn với những gì bất ngờ xảy đến, hãy luôn thoát khỏi lối mòn và trang bị cho mình những cách giải thích đơn giản nhất có thể. Tư Duy Như Một Kẻ Lập Dị xứng đáng là cuốn sách bán chạy viết về Tư duy cho tất cả những độc giả đam mê phát triển lối tư duy của mình.

Choosing My Religion is a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazine writer and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion, sustained by faith, and reunited by truth.

Miért húzta le az ausztrál orvos a veszélyes baktériumokkal teli lombikot? Hány életet mentene meg egy vezető nélküli autó? Miért olyan nehéz kimondani, hogy „nem tudom”? Miért hívják fel a figyelmet a nigériai emailes csalók, hogy Nigériából írnak? Steven D. Levitt és Stephen J. Dubner a Lökonómia (Freakonomics) című könyvük után ismét a dolgok mélyére néznek. Azokba a gondolkodási mechanizmusokba vezetnek be, amelyek révén egy kissé termékenyebben, kreatívabban és racionálisabban gondolkodhatunk – vagyis elsajátíthatjuk az agyament gondolkodást. A közgazdász-újságíró páros egy merőben új probléma-megoldási módszert körvonalaz, legyen szó üzletről, jótékonykodásról, sportról, politikáról vagy átfogó, globális reformokról. A lebilincselő történetmesélés és a rendhagyó elemzés rájuk jellemző egyvelegével mindent megvizsgálnak, mindezt annak érdekében, hogy a világ és saját magunk problémáira jobb kérdésekkel és még jobb ötletekkel rukkolhassunk elő.

These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles of everyday life-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports-and reaches conclusions that turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives-how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. Book jacket.