Dear Undercover Economist: The Very Best Letters from the "Dear Economist" Column - Couverture rigide

Harford, Tim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1408701545 ISBN 13 : 9781408701546

Editeur : Little, Brown, 2009

Synopsis

Are there tangible benefits in flossing? Is it wrong to fake orgasms? What does the perfect online dating ad look like? Should we bother doing the ironing? Is it really impossible to buy the perfect Christmas gift? (Other than this book, of course.) Economists might not be the first people you would think of to give you advice on such diverse areas as parenting, the intricacies of etiquette or the dark arts of seduction. But for years bestselling author Tim Harford has been doing just that: answering the most challenging questions in his brilliant column, where he uses the tools of economics to give practical advice about everyday dilemmas, conundrums and concerns. From family rows and the stock market to buying socks or speed dating, you'll find within these pages a witty - and of course rational - explanation for almost everything you ever wanted to know about life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tim Harford is a senior columnist for the Financial Times and the presenter of Radio 4's More or Less. He was the winner of the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism in 2006, and More or Less was commended for excellence in journalism by the Royal Statistical Society in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Harford lives in Oxford with his wife and three children, and is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His other books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life and Adapt.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Little, Brown
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1408701545
• ISBN 13: 9781408701546
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Walk; n.pederzini@terminaldistribuzione.com; ; Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,; Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,; 40057; Italie