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  • WTF?!

    An Economic Tour of the Weird

    "The most interesting book I have read in years. . . . WTF?! is like Freakonomics on steroids." —Steven D. Levitt, New York Times–bestselling coauthor of FreakonomicsDid you know that "pre-owned" wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England? That today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate? How about the fact that, for 250 years, Italy criminally ... Read more

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  • Anarchy Unbound

    Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
    In Anarchy Unbound, Peter T. Leeson uses rational choice theory to explore the benefits of self-governance. Relying on experience from the past and present, Professor Leeson provides evidence of anarchy 'working' where it is least expected to do so and explains how this is possible. Provocatively, Leeson argues that in some cases anarchy may even outperform government as a system of social ... Read more

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  • WTF?!

    An Economic Tour of the Weird

    Step right up! Get your tickets for WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird! This rollicking tour through a museum of the world's weirdest practices is guaranteed to make you say, "WTF?!" Did you know that "preowned" wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England? That today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate? How about the fact that, for 250 years, ... Read more

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    Ranging from math to literature to philosophy, Uncountable explains how numbers triumphed as the basis of knowledge—and compromise our sense of humanity.Our knowledge of mathematics has structured much of what we think we know about ourselves as individuals and communities, shaping our psychologies, sociologies, and economies. In pursuit of a more predictable and more controllable cosmos, we have ... Read more

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    Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction

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