The rationale of economics has come to dominate political and institutional life in recent years. However, many economic assumptions have received only scant study. This book examines the many anomalies that abound in even simple economic transactions.

WINNER'S CURSE: PARADOXES AND ANOMALIES OF ECONOMIC LIFE

Business & Money

Thaler, Richard

Economics

Free Press

Oink Aaron, Bjorn Boar, the Pigsburgh Squealers, and the Indian maiden Porkahontas are featured in a collection of jokes and riddles about pigs

Oinkers Away! Pig Riddles, Cartoons and Jokes

Children's Books

Aladdin

Seven Little Hippos

In this variation on the familiar counting rhyme, seven little hippos persist in jumping on the bed, only to fall off one by one and bump their heads.

Simon&Schuster Children's Publishing

Presents jokes, puns, riddles, knock-knocks, and cartoons about cats and mice

Catzilla: Cat Riddles, Cat Jokes and Catoons: Catzilla: Cat Riddles, Cat Jokes and Catoons

Literature & Fiction

This book is the music notational transcription of Lazaro Galarraga's 'Arara!' CD on the 50-50 Records label. The author has also included a brief history and explanation of the Arara genre and tradition as it is practiced in the Afro-Cuban folkloric culture. In recording his 'Arara!' CD, Lázaro Galarraga drew on a lifetime of playing and singing the songs from this rich tradition. He first learned Arará songs from his grandmother, Petrona when he was five years old. Lázaro credits her and his aunt Gregoria as his first teachers. As a teenager he was an active member in a house of Arará where he often sang at Arará ceremonies. Later he became a member of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacionál de Cuba, where he routinely performed Arará songs as part of their repertoire. For a more detailed biography of Lázaro Galarraga, please see the Appendix at the end of this book.

Arara!: A Lazaro Galarraga Afro-Cuban Music Book

Arts & Photography

Music

Paws Books

Get ready to change the way you think about economics. Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans?predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth?and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world. Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments. Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behavior, Thaler enlightens listeners about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world. He reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV game shows, the NFL draft, and businesses like Uber. Laced with antic stories of Thalers spirited battles with the bastions of traditional economic thinking, Misbehaving is a singular look into profound human foibles. When economics meets psychology, the implications for individuals, managers, and policy makers are both profound and entertaining.

Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics: Library Edition

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