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    King Pest

    By Dan Ariely

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    The full title of Edgar Allan Poe's short story known as "King Pest" is King Pest: A Tale Containing an Allegory. One of Poe's most bizarre short stories.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWS
    Release dateMay 21, 2019
    ISBN9782291065456
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    Dan Ariely

    New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Department of Economics. He has also held a visiting professorship at MIT’s Media Lab. He has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s Marketplace. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.

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