Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Podcasts & Audio Books

Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives; how people get what they want or need especially when other people want or need the same thing.

With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, Levitt and Dubner take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally—to think, that is, like a Freak.

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling more than four million copies in 35 languages and changing the way we look at the world.

This newly revised edition of the "New York Times" bestseller offers a view of how the world really works, from two of today's most original thinkers.

When Freakonomics was initially published, the authors started a blog - and they've kept it up.

The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatest managed to gain entree into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment.