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  • The Undercover Economist:Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

    Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

    by Tim Harford ...
    An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy

    by Tim Harford ...
    **NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 by BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND AMAZONLook out for Tim's next book, The Data Detective*.*A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy.**Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? And what ... Read more

    Was $8.99 USD Now $6.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Data Detective

    Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics

    by Tim Harford ...
    From “one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics” (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics.**Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics—we need to understand what they mean and how they ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Messy

    The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives

    by Tim Harford ...
    **“Utterly fascinating. Tim Harford shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world.” —Adam Grant, New York Times-bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take“Engrossing.” —New York TimesFrom the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist comes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Undercover Economist Strikes Back

    How to Run--or Ruin--an Economy

    by Tim Harford ...
    A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist.Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does.Enter ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Undercover Economist, Revised and Updated Edition

    Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor - and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

    by Tim Harford ...
    With over one million copies sold, The Undercover Economist has been hailed worldwide as a fantastic guide to the fundamental principles of economics. An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part Economics 101 and part exposé of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. New to this edition: ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Logic of Life

    The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

    by Tim Harford ...
    Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Adapt

    Why Success Always Starts with Failure

    by Tim Harford ...
    In this groundbreaking book, Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. When faced with complex situations, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action and blaze a path to success. Harford argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Undercover Economist : Exposing Why The Rich Are Rich, The Poor Are Poor--And Why You Can Never Buy A Decent Used Car!

    by Tim Harford ...
    An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Dear Undercover Economist

    Priceless Advice on Money, Work, Sex, Kids, and Life's Other Challenges

    by Tim Harford ...
    Look out for Tim's next book, The Data Detective***.***Throughout history, great philosophers have been answering profound questions about life. But do they know why your socks keep disappearing from the dryer, or how to choose the quickest line at the supermarket? Probably not, but Tim Harford does. . . .In Dear Undercover Economist, the first collection of his wildly popular Financial ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Data Detective

    Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics

    by Tim Harford ...
    Narrated by Tim Harford ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 24 min

    From “one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics” (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics.**Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics—we need to understand what they mean and how they ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Messy

    The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives

    by Tim Harford ...
    Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 44 min

    **“Utterly fascinating. Tim Harford shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world.” —Adam Grant, New York Times-bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take“Engrossing.” —New York TimesFrom the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist comes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook