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Steven D. Levitt. (2009). SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance. HarperCollins.

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Steven D. Levitt. 2009. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance. HarperCollins.

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