Tim Harford
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
“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 Times
From the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist...
“Engrossing.” —New York Times
From the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
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–and you might be surprised to learn the answers...