<B>IN THIS REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION </B>of Steven Landsburg's hugely popular book, he applies economic theory to today's most pressing concerns, answering a diverse range of daring questions, such as: <P><P><B>Why are seat belts deadly?</B><P> <P><B>Why do celebrity endorsements sell products?</B> <P><P><B>Why are failed executives paid so much?</B><P><B></B> <P><B>Who should bear the cost of oil spills? </B><P><P><B>Do government deficits matter?</B><P><B></B> <P><B>How is workplace safety bad for workers? </B><P><P><B>What's wrong with the local foods movement?</B><P><B></B> <P><B>Which rich people can't be taxed? </B><P><P><B>Why is rising unemployment sometimes good?</B> <P><P><B>Why do women pay more at the dry cleaner?</B><P><P><B>Why is life full of disappointments? </B><P><P>Whether these are nagging questions you've always had, or ones you never even thought to ask, this new edition of <I>The Armchair Economist </I>turns the eternal ideas of economic theory into concrete answers that you can use to navigate the challenges of contemporary life.