坐直身体，睁大双眼，准备来一趟不可思议的经济旅程吧！这本书所介绍的内容绝对会让你脱口说出：“靠！真的假的？！”。你知道在十九世纪的英国，“二手的”妻子是拍卖会上的抢手货吗？你知道，直到今天，在利比亚，被起诉的罪犯有时候会用喝下毒药来决定命运？你知道，有250年的时间，在义大利，就算你是蟑螂或蟋蟀（对，这里没有双关，我说的就是昆虫），也可能会吃上官司，一切照法律流程来？很想知道这些故事的细节和答案吗？那就不要再等了，赶快翻开这本书！
 
经济学家Peter T. Leeson 将带领读者了解这些五花八门，看似异想天开不可思议的事。Leeson 将让读者学到如何用经济思维看待这些看似无意义的人类行为（当然也要让你看看自己为什么老是做一些莫名奇妙的事？！），进而了解隐藏背后的真义。Leeson让我们知道，撇开“不理性”和“历史事件”的框架，人类最奇妙也最厉害的地方就是能用妙不可言的方式解决迫切的问题，能想出这些方法的都是些聪明人，他们受到利益（或奖赏）驱使，想出这些因时因地制宜的解答！你能接受新的思维冲击吗？如果可以，就不要再迟疑了，赶快加入这趟旅程吧！
 
本书好评
"This book has a surprise—not to mention a puckish joke—on every page. It's strange, it's fascinating, and it's one of the most original books I've ever read." Tim Harford, author of Messy and The Undercover Economist
 
"Your initial reaction might be WTF!? How can medieval trials by ordeal, wife sales, and divine curses all boil down to rational economic behavior? But, Leeson will lead you deftly through the logic and history behind these seemingly senseless rituals. Keep an open mind and this book will surprise, teach, and entertain!” Andrei Shleifer, Harvard University
 
"WTF?! is the most interesting book I have read in years! Peter Leeson displays his unique talent: unearthing mankind's seemingly craziest behaviors, and then showing that these behaviors, against all odds, ultimately make perfect sense.  WTF?! is like Freakonomics on steroids." Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the bestselling Freakonomics book series
 
"A fascinating tour of some of the world's strangest customs and behaviors, led by a brilliant, funny, and eccentric tour guide dedicated to the proposition that no matter how strange it looks, there's always a reason for it—and a lesson to be learned by discovering that reason. It's okay to gawk, says our tour guide, but it's even better to empathize and, armed with Leeson's insights, there's no reason why we can't do both." Steven E. Landsburg, University of Rochester, author of The Armchair Economist
 
关于作者
Peter T. Leeson 是美国乔治梅森大学的经济与法律荣誉教授（Duncan Black Professor）。他是获奖书籍The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates (2009)的作者，他同时也是 Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better than You Think (2014)一书的作者。