Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Author: Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt

Publisher: William Morrow (2006)

Binding: Hardcover, 320 pages

The book is a collection of economic articles written by Levitt, translated into prose meant for a wide audience. Levitt, who in the book is ascribed the epithet "rogue economist", had already gained a reputation in academia for applying economic theory to diverse subjects not usually covered by "traditional" economists; he does, however, accept the standard neoclassical microeconomic model of rational utility-maximization. In Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner argue that economics is, at root, the study of incentives. The book's topics include:

Atlas Shrugged: 35th Anniversary Edition

Author: Ayn Rand

Publisher: Signet (1992)

Binding: Paperback, 1096 pages

Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. It was Rand's third, largest, and last novel. Afterwards she only completed non-fiction works; concentrating on philosophy, politics, and cultural criticism.