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home   Web www.ViewTheReviews.com Freakonomics Author Dubner to Keynote NAFCU's 45th Annual CUinsight.com (press release) Stephen Dubner is a journalist, radio and TV personality whose bestselling 2005 book, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, co-authored with economist Steven Levitt, sparked a cultural phenomenon. Freakonomics Author at NAFCU Annual ConferenceCredit Union Times all 2 news articles » Daily Beast David's Book Club: Uncontrolled Daily Beast For instance, a statistical analysis claiming that legalized abortion caused a significant drop in crime, which appeared in academic literature before being popularized by the book Freakonomics, had results that depended heavily on particular data sets ... and more » Washington Times BOOK REVIEW: 'Road to Freedom' Washington Times ... has a background in social science and economics and, as the president of the American Enterprise Institute think tank, has written books on subjects such as philanthropy and happiness - something like the conservative's answer to “Freakonomics. and more » liherald.com Freaking out over 'Freakonomics' liherald.com Two days into the vacation, however, I spotted “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything,” by Dr. Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, carefully placed atop a pile of other books my mom had left on a side table in her living ... Don't allow war on birth control Coos Bay World Steven P. Wade in his book 'Freakonomics" pointed out the impact of Roe vs. Wade. He crunched the numbers on the crime rate and found it had steadily gone down since Rowe vs. Wade. When we have a lot of unwanted kids, we will have a lot of criminals ... How 'rising billion' will add to the overall wealth of the planet Times of India We recently solicited questions from readers of our Freakonomics blog for Peter Diamandis, founder and CEO of X Prize Foundation, and the journalist Steven Kotler. Here are some of their answers. How did you come up with the book's cover art? and more » Can E-Books Succeed Without Amazon? PBS MediaShift He penned an 8000-word study guide or "quicklet" for the book "Freakonomics" and was paid $200. He received no royalties. "I just found them on Craigslist," he said. "They paid a flat fee plus royalties ... But I didn't expect any royalties. and more » OregonLive.com Delicious food from bland spaces: What are your favorite hole-in-the-wall ... OregonLive.com Cowen's tips in the "Freakonomics"-for-foodies book include avoiding places where people are laughing. The food will be less serious, he says. For the best ethnic food, the curmudgeonly economist recommends passing by spots with children or beautiful ... New Zealand Herald Tapu Misa: Teacher pay rises will do what incentives won't New Zealand Herald According to the authors of the best-selling (2005) book Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, an economist at the University of Chicago, and Stephen J. Dubner, there is no human problem that can't be solved by an appropriately targeted incentive. and more » Small Business Trends Read Get Lucky and Get Luck on Your Side Small Business Trends If you enjoyed books like Freakonomics and Outliers, then you will eat Get Lucky up with a spoon. It reads like a novel from the perspective of being drawn into a story or a topic. The writing is outstanding, well researched, insightful and easy to ... and more » FREAKONOMICS feed powered by

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