Dear undercover economist : priceless advice on money, work, sex, kids, and life's other challanges /
In the first collection of his popular Financial Times columns, Undercover Economist Tim Harford offers witty, charming, and at times caustic answers to our most pressing concerns--all through the lens of economics. Does money buy happiness? Can cities be greener than farms? Can you really "dre...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House Trade Paperbacks,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description Sample text |
| Summary: | In the first collection of his popular Financial Times columns, Undercover Economist Tim Harford offers witty, charming, and at times caustic answers to our most pressing concerns--all through the lens of economics. Does money buy happiness? Can cities be greener than farms? Can you really "dress for success"? When's the best time to settle down? Harford provides hilarious, unexpected, and wise answers to these and other questions. Arranged by topic, easy to read, and hard to put down, Dear Undercover Economist lends an outrageous, compassionate, and indispensable perspective on anything that may irk or ail you--a book well worth the investment.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 226 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780812980103 0812980107 |