Dear Undercover Economist: Priceless Advice on Money, Work, Sex, Kids, and Life's Other Challenges

<p><p>throughout History, Great Philosophers Have Been Answering Profound Questions About Life. But Do They Know Why Your Socks Keep Disappearing From The Dryer, Or How To Choose The Quickest Line At The Supermarket? Probably Not, But Tim Harford Does. . . .<br><b><br>in Dear Undercover Economist</b>, The First Collection Of His Wildly Popular Financial Times<i> </i>columns, Tim Harford Offers Witty, Charming, And At Times Caustic Answers To Our Most Pressing Concerns&#8211;all Through The Lens Of Economics. Does Money Buy Happiness? Is &#8220;the One&#8221; Really Out There? Can Cities Be Greener Than Farms? Can You Really &#8220;dress For Success&#8221;? When&#8217;s The Best Time To Settle Down? Harford Provides Brilliant, Hilarious, Unexpected, And Wise Answers To These And Other Questions. Arranged By Topic, Easy To Read, And Hard To Put Down, <b>dear Undercover Economist </b>lends An Outrageous, Compassionate, And Indispensable Perspective On Anything That May Irk Or Ail You&#8211;a Book Well Worth The Investment.</p> <h3>library Journal</h3> <p>the Best-selling Author Of The Undercover Economist Again Delivers An Informative Yet Riveting Book, Accomplished Through The Fluid Use Of Economic Principle To Dissect Everyday Conundrums, As Seen In These Entries From Harford's Dear Economist Column In The Financial Times. He Uses Fictional Ann Landers-type Questions That Effortlessly Lend Themselves To His Dry English Humor, And Both The Questions And The Answers He Provides Are Quite Interesting. Harford Commonly Employs Sophisticated Economic Principles Alongside Everyday Rules Of Thumb, And Readers Will Be Entertained By His Instructive Empirical Evidence, E.g., Men Like Thin, Educated Women Who Do Not Smoke And People With A Lot Of Education And Little Money Are Miserable. Some Interesting Highlights Are A Happiness Equation That Proves That More Money Will Make You Happier And That Michigan Is Still Worth Two Trillion Dollars. Who Knew? Verdict Although Targeted To A Highly Educated Audience, The Book Is Highly Recommended To All Harford Fans Both In And Out Of Academe.&mdash;tracy Mohaidheen, Mlis, West Bloomfield, Mi</p>