The release date for the English version of 'SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance' by
Steven D. Levitt is Oct 2009. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
With over four million copies sold in 35 languages, the New York Times best-selling book Freakonomics became a global phenomenon and altered people's perspectives on 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.
After four years of development, SuperFreakonomics poses both difficult and surprising questions: Which is riskier, walking while intoxicated or driving? If chemotherapy is so useless, why is it recommended so frequently? Can a sex change boost your salary?
SuperFreakonomics challenging our assumptions once further by delving into the murky side of things and posing queries like:
How is a department store Santa similar to a street prostitute?
Why do physicians' hand washing techniques seem so flawed?
How much do car seats benefit you?
How should one go about apprehending a terrorist?
Did crime increase because of TV?
What are heart attacks, hurricanes, and fatalities on the highways all about?
Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness?
Can we rescue the earth by eating kangaroo?
A Realtor or a pimp—who provides more value?
Whether they're looking into a way to combat global warming or trying to figure out why the cost of oral sex has dropped so much, Levitt and Dubner combine brilliant narrative with critical thinking unlike anybody else. They reveal the world for what it really is—good, horrible, ugly, and, ultimately, incredibly freaky—by looking at how individuals react to rewards.
SuperFreakonomics is the latest example of how Freakonomics has been surpassed in imitations.