{"product_id":"wtf-an-economic-tour-of-the-weird-hardcover","title":"WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter T. Leeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep right up! Get your tickets for \u003ci\u003eWTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird\u003c\/i\u003e! This rollicking tour through a museum of the world's weirdest practices is guaranteed to make you say, \"WTF?!\" Did you know that \"preowned\" wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England? That today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate? How about the fact that, for 250 years, Italy criminally prosecuted cockroaches and crickets? Do you wonder why? Then this tour is just for you!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin \u003ci\u003eWTF?!\u003c\/i\u003e's cast of colorful characters as they navigate the museum, led by guide and economist Peter T. Leeson. From one exhibit to the next, you'll overhear Leeson's riotous exchanges with the patrons and learn how to use economic thinking to reveal the hidden sense behind seemingly senseless human behavior--including your own. Leeson shows that far from \"irrational\" or \"accidents of history,\" humanity's most outlandish rituals are ingenious solutions to pressing problems--developed by clever people, driven by incentives, and tailor-made for their time and place. Can you handle getting schooled by the strange? Better hurry, the tour is about to start!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter T. Leeson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University. He is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eAnarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He can be reached via his website peterleeson.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51887700640032,"sku":"9781503600911","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/NbShhn5lNP9781503600911.webp?v=1781905052","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wtf-an-economic-tour-of-the-weird-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}