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2020

Revised and expanded edition, Second William Morrow paperback edition

xxvi, 323 pages ; 21 cm

Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2

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2010

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2) Think like a freak: the authors of Freakonomics offer to retrain your brain

Offers an alternative view of how the economy works.

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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

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Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction

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West Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2

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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

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2015

First William Morrow paperback edition

xiii, 286 pages ; 21 cm

Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

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2014

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3) Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

The New York Times bestselling authors of Freakonomics offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. Levitt and Dubner take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-- to think, that is, like a Freak. Whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms, you'll learn to put...

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Attia, Peter

Pub. Date:

2023

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English

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32 copies, 336 people are on the wait list.

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Books on Tape

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20 copies, 131 people are on the wait list.

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2023

Harmony/Rodale

20 copies, 131 people are on the wait list.

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4) Superfreakonomics: global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert

“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt,...

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2009

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English

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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

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2009

First edition

William Morrow

xvii, 270 pages ; 24 cm

Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

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2009

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2009

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5) When to rob a bank: ... and 131 more warped suggestions and well-intended rants

In a follow-up to "Freakonomics," the authors offer a new analysis of how the economy really works. 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.

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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

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[2015]

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English

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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2

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Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction

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Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

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[2015]

First edition

387 pages ; 22 cm

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6) The pirates of Somalia: inside their hidden world

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. 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. Now they've gone through and picked the best of the best. Here, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why...

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Bahadur, Jay

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2011

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English

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North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

364.164 BAHAD

Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

364.164 BAHAD

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2011	Pantheon Books	pages ; cm.	On Shelf North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction 364.164 BAHAD Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction 364.164 BAHAD	More Info Place Hold

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2011

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2011

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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7) The upside of irrationality: the unexpected benefits of defying logic at work and at home

Soon to be a major motion picture
The first close-up look at the hidden world of Somali pirates by a young journalist who dared to make his way into their remote havens and spent a year infiltrating their lives.

For centuries, stories of pirates have captured imaginations around the world. The recent ragtag bands of pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking multimillion-dollar tankers owned by international shipping conglomerates,

...

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Ariely, Dan

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English

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West Regional - Business

153.4 ARIEL

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2010	Harper	xi, 334 pages ; 24 cm	On Shelf West Regional - Business 153.4 ARIEL	More Info Place Hold

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HarperAudio

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New York Times Bestseller

"Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act." — James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds

Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely offers a much-needed take on the irrational decisions

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8) Adult Challenged Books

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evelyn g.

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137 titles are in this list.

9) Erica's Staff Picks

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erica j. s.

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63 titles are in this list.

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Erica is an Adult Services Librarian at Southeast Regional. These are some books she enjoyed!

10) Someday...

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alicia m l.

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12 titles are in this list.

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11) The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Books To Be Read

Author:

Ariely, Dan

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HarperCollins

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English

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