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