Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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gordon_freemanDec 24, 2021

Another one is Freakonomics. There are no books that would teach us concepts such as Theory of constraints and economic incentives in the fun and simple way like these books.

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scastielJul 16, 2020

I loved Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner!

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