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Fascinating and a fun read that clearly illustrates how free market economic forces affect the reader's day-to-day life. Harford exposes the dark underbelly of capitalism using simple, playful examples (written in plain language that even someone with severe chemo brain can follow) to elucidate complex economic theories. A little too dismissive of sweatshops for my taste, but he kind of makes up for it by showing the world how companies from Amazon.com (oops!) to Whole Foods to Starbucks have gouged consumers through guerrilla pricing techniques.