First published 2006
Economist Steven Levitt takes readers on a journey through the hidden incentives that shape our world, from the cheating habits of schoolteachers to the profit motives of Ku Klux Klan members. With wry insight and a knack for upending conventional wisdom, Levitt and co-author Stephen Dubner reveal the secret logic behind our most puzzling behaviors, proving that the modern world is far more intriguing—and knowable—than it first appears.
Genres: social-science, sociology, economics, non-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: revealing-hidden-logic, upending-conventional-wisdom
Setting: Washington D.C., Romania, Tokyo, Chicago
242 pages · Paperback · William Morrow/Harper-collin