Emotions feel automatic, like uncontrollable reactions to things we think and experience. Scientists have long supported this assumption by claiming that emotions are hardwired in the body or the brain. Today, however, the science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology -- and this paradigm shift has far-reaching implications for us all. Leading the charge is psychologist...

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? ; What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? ; Can...

"An examination of the friendship between two monumental peace activists, with an emphasis on their shared social, political, and spiritual visions despite differing religious backgrounds"--