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Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans - predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth - and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world.

Warum fällt es uns so schwer, Geld fürs Alter zurückzulegen, obwohl es vernünftig wäre? Warum essen wir Fast Food, obwohl wir wissen, dass es uns schadet? Warum sind unsere Neujahrsvorsätze fast immer zum Scheitern verurteilt? Nobelpreisträger Richard Thaler hat als erster Ökonom anschaulich gezeigt, dass unser Handeln in Wirtschaft und Alltag zutiefst irrational und unberechenbar ist - und damit die traditionellen Grundannahmen der Ökonomie auf den Kopf gestellt.

The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and The Age of Phillis makes her nonfiction debut with this personal and thought-provoking work that explores the journeys and possibilities of Black women throughout American history and in...

As a popular sex blogger, Beatriz gets paid to have orgasms. So being on deadline the week of her sister's wedding isn't as rough as it sounds. There's just one hitch: Bea's assignment is to write a review of a sex position manual, but she doesn't have a plus-one to play with.

Jason is sick of living in his rock star brother’s shadow. So when he ships off to Sea Breeze, Alabama, he’s looking for a much-deserved escape and a chance to blow off some envious steam. Falling for the local bad girl was definitely not the plan. But as the new duo enjoys some naughty fun in the Alabama sun, Jason learns that even though Jax is the musician in the family, he’s not the only brother who can rock someone’s world.