Everything is bullshit

Everything is bullshit

by Crockett, Zachary

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"Many of our society's most cherished traditions are actually based on historical accident, the profit motives of a few companies, or the agenda of someone who died long ago. A lot of what we believe and do is bullshit, yet we walk around thinking our way of doing things is inherently correct. Why do we exchange diamond engagement rings? Why is wine so expensive? How does art become 'art'? Why do so many non-profits want us to donate our cars? Why does college cost so much? Why do so many pets …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Everything is bullshit / Priceonomics authors, Zachary Crockett, Rohin Dhar, Alex Mayyasi ; special contributor, David Raether.

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"Many of our society's most cherished traditions are actually based on historical accident, the profit motives of a few companies, or the agenda of someone who died long ago. A lot of what we believe and do is bullshit, yet we walk around thinking our way of doing things is inherently correct. Why do we exchange diamond engagement rings? Why is wine so expensive? How does art become 'art'? Why do so many non-profits want us to donate our cars? Why does college cost so much? Why do so many pets die in animal shelters? Why is the world the way it is?"--Back cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Priceonomics Inc
  • Place of Publication:San Francisco, California
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 255 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780692224960, 0692224963
  • oclc:ocn883740420
  • Dewey Decimal:001.96

Subjects

Common fallacies Common fallacies -- United States Erreurs populaires -- États-Unis États-Unis -- Mœurs et coutumes Histoire -- Erreurs, inventions, etc History -- Errors, inventions, etc Manners and customs United States United States -- Social life and customs

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Crockett, Zachary Dhar, Rohin Mayyasi, Alex Raether, David

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