The FREAKANOMICS boys are back to take us behind the phenomenon and unveil the tools for thinking like a freak. With short, highly entertaining insights running the gamut from The Upside of Quitting to How to Succeed-With No Talent, THINK LIKE A FREAK is poised to radically alter the way we think about all aspects of life on this planet. Now available as an A format paperback! The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. The topics range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you'll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria.Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing?and so much fun to read.