The Price of Everything : Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do (Hardcover)

from Juva

An interesting book with a lot of fresh ideas about the values we unconsciously assign to everyday things. Porter unflinchingly examines the way we price everything from happiness to women and the unintended consequences of these decisions.

from LibraryCin

The subtitle is: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do. This is nonfiction and consists of chapters such as “The Price of...” Things, Life, Happiness, Women, Work, Free, Culture, Faith, and Future. Have to admit that it was interesting as I read it (most of it), but unfortunately, it's alr...

from Akiyama

The Price of Everything is an entertaining "pop economics" book full of attention-grabbing facts and theories in the style of Freakonomics. Under the umbrella of looking at prices, and whether they accurately reflect what things are worth, it covers a lot of ground. The chapter headings are: The ...

from Sullywriter

Porter uses the word "price" in a broad sense and makes the convincing case that price is a [the?] motivating factor in everything we do. His discussion of economics is accessible, straightforward and occasionally provocative. An informative and interesting investigation of consumerism and human ...