An economist walks into a brothel : and other unexpected places to understand risk / Allison Schrage...
An economist walks into a brothel : and other unexpected places to understand risk / Allison Schrage...
An economist walks into a brothel : and other unexpected places to understand risk / Allison Schrager.
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Publisher
[New York, NY] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2019]
Call Numbers
G 2019/2134
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introducing risk: the what and unusual where of it -- Reward: getting what you want takes knowing what you want -- Taking a risk: when to reject safety and go for more -- Risk measurement: Hollywood's never-ending quest for certainty -- Different types of risk: the secret lives of the paparazzi -- P...
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Publisher
[New York, NY] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"Most people wouldn't expect an economist to have an answer to these questions--or to other questions of daily life, such as who to date or how early to leave for the airport. But those people haven't met Allison Schrager, an economist and award-winning journalist who has spent her career examining how people manage risk in their lives and careers....
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An economist walks into a brothel : and other unexpected places to understand risk / Allison Schrager.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-213) and index.
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G 2019/2134
Record Identifier
74VKVBkLxM8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBkLxM8b
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ISBN
9780525533962 hardcover
0525533966 hardcover
9780525542827
0525542825
DDC
338.5
MMS ID
991024241886402626
