SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

SuperFreakonomics

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

By
Steven D. Levitt
Steven D. Levitt,
Stephen J. Dubner
Stephen J. Dubner
2009 • 270 pages

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