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Think like a freak : the authors of Freakonomics offer to retrain your brain, Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
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- Summary
- 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 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 email 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 268 pages
- Contents
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- What does it mean to think like a freak?
- The three hardest words in the English language
- What's your problem?
- Like a bad dye job, the truth is in the roots
- Think like a child
- Like giving candy to a baby
- What do King Solomon and David Lee Roth have in common?
- How to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded
- The upside of quitting
- Isbn
- 9780606369411
- Label
- Think like a freak : the authors of Freakonomics offer to retrain your brain
- Title
- Think like a freak
- Title remainder
- the authors of Freakonomics offer to retrain your brain
- Statement of responsibility
- Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
- Subject
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- Cognition
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Creative thinking
- Creative thinking
- Problem Solving
- Problem solving
- 2015NEWMARCH
- Problem solving
- Psychology
- Soziales Handeln
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- Wirtschaftsphilosophie
- Wirtschaftssoziologie
- Problem solving
- Alltag
- Cognition
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 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 email 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
- Cataloging source
- GO9
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Levitt, Steven D
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Dubner, Stephen J.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- Problem solving
- Creative thinking
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognition
- Problem solving
- Cognition
- Cognitive psychology
- Creative thinking
- Problem solving
- Alltag
- Wirtschaftssoziologie
- Wirtschaftsphilosophie
- Soziales Handeln
- Problem solving
- Cognition
- Problem Solving
- Psychology
- 2015NEWMARCH
- Label
- Think like a freak : the authors of Freakonomics offer to retrain your brain, Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-254) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- What does it mean to think like a freak? -- The three hardest words in the English language -- What's your problem? -- Like a bad dye job, the truth is in the roots -- Think like a child -- Like giving candy to a baby -- What do King Solomon and David Lee Roth have in common? -- How to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded -- The upside of quitting
- Control code
- 870699040
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 268 pages
- Isbn
- 9780606369411
- Lccn
- 2013372472
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 650
- System control number
- (OCoLC)870699040
- Label
- Think like a freak : the authors of Freakonomics offer to retrain your brain, Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-254) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- What does it mean to think like a freak? -- The three hardest words in the English language -- What's your problem? -- Like a bad dye job, the truth is in the roots -- Think like a child -- Like giving candy to a baby -- What do King Solomon and David Lee Roth have in common? -- How to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded -- The upside of quitting
- Control code
- 870699040
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 268 pages
- Isbn
- 9780606369411
- Lccn
- 2013372472
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 650
- System control number
- (OCoLC)870699040
Subject
- Cognition
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Creative thinking
- Creative thinking
- Problem Solving
- Problem solving
- 2015NEWMARCH
- Problem solving
- Psychology
- Soziales Handeln
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- Wirtschaftsphilosophie
- Wirtschaftssoziologie
- Problem solving
- Alltag
- Cognition
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