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In Search of Excellence : Lessons from America's Best-run Companies - Thryft
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Robert H. Waterman Jr., Thomas J. Peters  | Warner Books Inc

In Search of Excellence : Lessons from America's Best-run Companies

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"In Search of Excellence" could be a good read for someone who is interested in learning about successful management strategies and wants to gain insights from some of America's best-run companies. This book offers practical advice and is both thought-provoking and enjoyable to read. Users may appreciate the unique approach of combining insightful lessons with an engaging writing style.
How We Choose - Thryft
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Sheena Iyengar | Twelve

How We Choose

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"How We Choose" offers readers an engaging and insightful look at the complex world of human decision-making. Sheena Iyengar brilliantly explores the psychology of choice, examining how our personal biases, cultural backgrounds, and other factors influence the decisions we make. Through numerous examples and thought-provoking anecdotes, readers will gain a new understanding of how and why we make the choices we do. This book is an excellent choice for anyone interested in learning more about their own decision-making process and the biases that affect us all.
Evolution Of Cooperation - Thryft
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Robert Axelrod | Basic Books

Evolution Of Cooperation

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This book is a must-read for those interested in game theory and human behavior. Through engaging examples and explanations, Axelrod sheds light on the importance of cooperation in social interactions and how it can lead to successful outcomes. Highly recommended for students and professionals in social sciences and psychology.
How To Win Friends And Influence People - Thryft
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Dale Carnegie | Harpercollins Publishers

How To Win Friends And Influence People

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Goodreads rating: 4.22

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This book could be a good read for anyone who wants to improve their social skills, whether it be in work or personal life. The unique feature of this book is its practical advice on how to handle difficult situations and people, and how to make lasting connections with others. Users would likely review this book as a valuable tool for improving their social intelligence and communication abilities.
Pre-Suasion - A Revolutionary Way To Influence And Persuade - Thryft
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Robert B. Cialdini | Random House Business

Pre-Suasion - A Revolutionary Way To Influence And Persuade

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Goodreads rating: 4.01

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Pre-Suasion is a must-read for anyone interested in mastering the art of persuasion. The book explores the concept of pre-suasion, which refers to the strategic groundwork that persuaders lay before delivering their message. Through a host of case studies and insights into human psychology, author Robert Cialdini shows readers how to effectively leverage pre-suasion techniques to influence and persuade others. This book is an essential guide for anyone seeking to improve their communication skills and ability to influence others.
Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think - Thryft
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Rosling H. | Hachette

Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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Factfulness could be a good read for those who want to build a more fact-based worldview and break free from the negativity bias. It presents ten instincts that distort our worldview, with examples from Hans Rosling's groundbreaking work as a physician and statistician. The book offers a refreshing perspective on topics such as education, health, income, and violence, and supports its claims with compelling data and charts. By the end, the reader will feel more informed, curious, and hopeful about the state of the world, and better equipped to make decisions and take action.
The Art of Choosing - Thryft
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Sheena Iyengar | Twelve

The Art of Choosing

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The Art of Choosing is a must-read for anyone curious about human decision-making. Sheena Iyengar interviews diverse individuals, explores cultural differences, and offers insightful research to reveal how individuals make choices. This book is perfect for those wanting to develop their decision-making skills and gain greater understanding of choosing against one's best interests.
The 100-Year Life : Living and Working in an Age of Longevity - Thryft
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Lynda Gratton, Andrew J. Scott  | Bloomsbury Publishing

The 100-Year Life : Living and Working in an Age of Longevity

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The 100-Year Life could be a good read for users who are seeking guidance on how to navigate the changing landscape of work and retirement. This book offers practical solutions for rethinking their finances, career, education, and relationships in a world where people are living longer and facing multiple careers. The most unique and distinctive feature is its focus on experimenting with new ways of living, working, and learning to create a shifting balance between work and leisure. This book is a wake-up call that describes what to expect and considers the choices and options that users will face, offering a hopeful and inspiring message for individuals, businesses, and governments alike.
Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice : A Harvard Business School Centennial - Thryft
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Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria  | Harvard Business Review Press

Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice : A Harvard Business School Centennial

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The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice is an essential read for anyone interested in leadership, whether they are a current or aspiring leader. This comprehensive volume brings together the most important scholars across various fields to provide a deep and rich understanding of leadership as a professional and personal responsibility. The book serves as a catalyst for elevating leadership to a higher intellectual plane, setting an agenda for future research, and shaping the next generation of leadership scholars.
Market Wizards - Interviews With Top Traders - Thryft
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Jack D. Schwager | Harperbusiness

Market Wizards - Interviews With Top Traders

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Goodreads rating: 4.26

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Market Wizards is a must-read for anyone interested in finance and trading. Through the interviews with top traders, the book offers valuable insights and perspectives on the market. Readers will gain a deep understanding of the mindset and strategies of successful traders, and learn from their experiences and mistakes. The book is well-written and engaging, and provides practical advice that can be applied to one's own trading endeavors.
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Thryft
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Daniel Kahneman | Farrar, Straus And Giroux

Thinking, Fast and Slow

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A highly recommended book for those who are interested in understanding how the human mind works and its impact on making decisions. The book provides a clear insight into the two systems that drive the way we think and helps to understand cognitive biases that may create obstacles in decision-making processes. Kahneman offers useful techniques and practical insights that can help in making more deliberate and logical choices.
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes... and How to Correct Them : Lessons from the Life-Changing Science of Behavioral Economics - Thryft
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Gary Belsky | Simon & Schuster

Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes... and How to Correct Them : Lessons from the Life-Changing Science of Behavioral Economics

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Goodreads rating: 3.95

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This book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the psychology behind their financial decisions. Belsky and Gilovich provide eye-opening examples and practical advice to help readers avoid common financial mistakes. Their use of behavioral economics concepts brings a fresh perspective to personal finance that is both enlightening and informative.
Management - Thryft
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Peter F. Drucker | Routledge

Management

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This book could be a good read for entrepreneurs, executives, and public service managers who want to understand the best practices and challenges of modern-day management. The author takes an international perspective, offering insights into management problems faced in various parts of the world, and providing solutions to tackle these challenges. Drucker's deep insight and clear writing style make this an essential guide for those interested in effective management.
Outliers : The Story of Success - Thryft
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Malcolm Gladwell | Back Bay Books

Outliers : The Story of Success

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Goodreads rating: 4.19

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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is a must-read for those seeking to understand what it takes to be successful. Gladwell provides insightful analysis on the factors and circumstances that contribute to extraordinary success, challenging common perceptions of what it truly means to be an outlier. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how culture, family, and generation can shape one's potential for success.
Nexus: Small Worlds And The Groundbreaking Theory Of Networks - Thryft
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Mark Buchanan | W. W. Norton & Company

Nexus: Small Worlds And The Groundbreaking Theory Of Networks

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Recommended because it provides a fascinating insight into small world theory and how it governs the way people and things are connected. The book is well-researched and well-written, presenting complex concepts in an accessible way. It is ideal for those interested in understanding how networks work and their applications in diverse fields.
The Optimist's Telescope : Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age - Thryft
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Bina Venkataraman | Riverhead Books

The Optimist's Telescope : Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

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Goodreads rating: 3.47

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The Optimist's Telescope offers practical solutions for making better long-term decisions for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. Venkataraman draws from her experience as a former climate adviser to the Obama administration and shares stories from around the world to showcase how we can adopt practices that benefit us over time. She highlights the importance of thinking ahead and dispels the myth that human nature is impossibly reckless. This book is recommended for anyone looking to make positive changes for themselves and the world around them.
The 100-Year Life : Living and Working in an Age of Longevity - Thryft
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Lynda Gratton, Andrew Scott  | Bloomsbury Information

The 100-Year Life : Living and Working in an Age of Longevity

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Goodreads rating: 3.83

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The 100-Year Life could be a good read for anyone who wants to reimagine their long-term goals in life. This book offers valuable insights and solutions on how to make the most of the extra time that a longer lifespan provides. Gratton and Scott cover an extensive range of topics, including the challenges and opportunities of an extended career, how to increase your physical and mental wellbeing, and how to cultivate meaningful relationships over a lifetime. Overall, The 100-Year Life is an excellent resource for anyone seeking to create a more rewarding and fulfilling life that transcends traditional notions of career and retirement.
Weaponized Lies : How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era - Thryft
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Daniel J. Levitin | Dutton

Weaponized Lies : How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era

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It's raining fringe theories, fake news, and pseudo-facts. These lies are getting repeated. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to disarm these socially devastating inventions and get the American mind back on track. Here are the fundamental lessons in critical thinking (previously published as A Field Guide to Lies) that we need to know and share now. Investigating numerical misinformation, Daniel Levitin shows how mishandled statistics and graphs can give a grossly distorted perspective and lead us to terrible decisions. Wordy arguments on the other hand can easily be persuasive as they drift away from the facts in an appealing yet misguided way. The steps we can take to better evaluate news, advertisements, and reports are clearly detailed. Ultimately, Levitin turns to what underlies our ability to determine if something is true or false: the scientific method. He grapples with the limits of what we can and cannot know. Case studies are offered to demonstrate the applications of logical thinking to quite varied settings, spanning courtroom testimony, medical decision making, magic, modern physics, and conspiracy theories. This urgently needed book enables us to avoid the extremes of passive gullibility and cynical rejection. As Levitin attests: Truth matters. A post-truth era is an era of willful irrationality, reversing all the great advances humankind has made. Euphemisms like "fringe theories," "extreme views," "alt truth," and even "fake news" can literally be dangerous. Let's call lies what they are and catch those making them in the act.
Noise : A Flaw in Human Judgment - Thryft
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Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein  | Hachette Book Group Usa

Noise : A Flaw in Human Judgment

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Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients — or that two judges in the same court give different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Suppose that different food inspectors give different ratings to indistinguishable restaurants — or that when a company is handling customer complaints, the resolution depends on who happens to be handling the particular complaint. Now imagine that the same doctor, the same judge, the same inspector, or the same company official make different decisions, depending on whether it is morning or afternoon, or Monday rather than Wednesday. These are examples of noise: variability in judgments that should be identical. In Noise, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show how noise helps produce errors in many fields, including medicine, law, public health, economic forecasting, food safety, forensic science, bail verdicts, child protection, strategy, performance reviews and personnel selection. And although noise can be found wherever people make judgments and decisions, individuals and organizations alike commonly ignore to its role in their judgments and in their actions. They show “noise neglect.” With a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias, and so make far better decisions. Packed with new ideas, and drawing on the same kind of diligent, insightful research that made Thinking, Fast and Slow and Nudge groundbreaking New York Times and international bestsellers, Noise explains how and why humans are so susceptible to noise in judgment — and what we can do about it.
The Logic of Life : Uncovering the New Economics of Everything - Thryft
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Tim Harford | Random House Inc

The Logic of Life : Uncovering the New Economics of Everything

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"The Logic of Life" is a great read because it explains how economics can be applied to decision-making in all aspects of life, from personal choices to societal issues. Author Tim Harford uses engaging stories and characters to illustrate how rational choice theory can be used to understand drug addiction, teenage crime, suburban sprawl, office politics, and more. This book is perfect for those interested in understanding how economics can explain the world around us.
Fooled by Randomness : The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - Thryft
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Random House Trade Paperbacks

Fooled by Randomness : The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

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Goodreads rating: 4.08

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Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile,and The Bed of Procrustes.
Think Like a Freak : The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain - Thryft
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Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner  | William Morrow

Think Like a Freak : The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

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The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally--to think, that is, like a Freak.Levitt and Dubner offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. As always, no topic is off-limits. They range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you'll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria.Some of the steps toward thinking like a Freak: First, put away your moral compass--because it's hard to see a problem clearly if you've already decided what to do about it. Learn to say "I don't know"--for until you can admit what you don't yet know, it's virtually impossible to learn what you need to. Think like a child--because you'll come up with better ideas and ask better questions. Take a master class in incentives--because for better or worse, incentives rule our world. Learn to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded--because being right is rarely enough to carry the day. Learn to appreciate the upside of quitting--because you can't solve tomorrow's problem if you aren't willing to abandon today's dud.Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing--and so much fun to read.
Never Eat Alone : And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time - Thryft
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Tahl Raz | Fisicalbook

Never Eat Alone : And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

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Humankind : A Hopeful History - Thryft
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Rutger Bregman | Bloomsbury

Humankind : A Hopeful History

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It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too.In this major book, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think – and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society.It is time for a new view of human nature.
Super Crunchers : Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart - Thryft
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Ian Ayres | Bantam

Super Crunchers : Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   •  With new information on crunching your own numbers to get the edge the experts haveAn international sensation—and still the talk of the relevant blogosphere—this Wall Street Journal and New York Times business bestseller examines the “power” in numbers. Today more than ever, number crunching affects your life in ways you might not even imagine. Intuition and experience are no longer enough to make the grade. In order to succeed—even survive—in our data-based world, you need to become statistically literate.Cutting-edge organizations are already crunching increasingly larger databases to find the unseen connections among seemingly unconnected things to predict human behavior with staggeringly accurate results. From Internet sites like Google and Amazon that use filters to keep track of your tastes and your purchasing history, to insurance companies and government agencies that every day make decisions affecting your life, the brave new world of the super crunchers is happening right now. No one who wants to stay ahead of the curve should make another keystroke without reading Ian Ayres’s engrossing and enlightening book.
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Dan Gardner, Philip E. Tetlock  | Random House Books

Superforecasting

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What if we could improve our ability to predict the future?Everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfold. Whether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of how things are likely to turn out. The problem is, we're not very good at it.In a landmark, twenty-year study, Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Tetlock's latest project - an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting tournament involving over a million individual predictions - has since shown that there are, however, some people with real, demonstrable foresight. These are ordinary people, from former ballroom dancers to retired computer programmers, who have an extraordinary ability to predict the future with a degree of accuracy 60% greater than average. They are superforecasters.In Superforecasting, Tetlock and his co-author Dan Gardner offer a fascinating insight into what we can learn from this elite group. They show the methods used by these superforecasters which enable them to outperform even professional intelligence analysts with access to classified data. And they offer practical advice on how we can all use these methods for our own benefit - whether in business, in international affairs, or in everyday life.
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior : 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition - Thryft
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Oskar Morgenstern, John von Neumann, Ariel Rubinstein  | Princeton University Press

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior : 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

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This is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based. What began more than sixty years ago as a modest proposal that a mathematician and an economist write a short paper together blossomed, in 1944, when Princeton University Press published Theory of Games and Economic Behavior . In it, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern conceived a groundbreaking mathematical theory of economic and social organization, based on a theory of games of strategy. Not only would this revolutionize economics, but the entirely new field of scientific inquiry it yielded--game theory--has since been widely used to analyze a host of real-world phenomena from arms races to optimal policy choices of presidential candidates, from vaccination policy to major league baseball salary negotiations. And it is today established throughout both the social sciences and a wide range of other sciences.This sixtieth anniversary edition includes not only the original text but also an introduction by Harold Kuhn, an afterword by Ariel Rubinstein, and reviews and articles on the book that appeared at the time of its original publication in the New York Times , tthe American Economic Review , and a variety of other publications. Together, these writings provide readers a matchless opportunity to more fully appreciate a work whose influence will yet resound for generations to come.
Payoff : The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations - Thryft
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Dan Ariely | Simon & Schuster/ Ted

Payoff : The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations

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Bestselling author Dan Ariely reveals fascinating new insights into motivation--showing that the subject is far more complex than we ever imagined. Every day we work hard to motivate ourselves, the people we live with, the people who work for and do business with us. In this way, much of what we do can be defined as being "motivators." From the boardroom to the living room, our role as motivators is complex, and the more we try to motivate partners and children, friends and coworkers, the clearer it becomes that the story of motivation is far more intricate and fascinating than we've assumed. Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, and how we can bridge this gap. With studies that range from Intel to a kindergarten classroom, Ariely digs deep to find the root of motivation--how it works and how we can use this knowledge to approach important choices in our own lives. Along the way, he explores intriguing questions such as: Can giving employees bonuses harm productivity? Why is trust so crucial for successful motivation? What are our misconceptions about how to value our work? How does your sense of your mortality impact your motivation?
Seeing What Others Don't : The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights - Thryft
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Gary Klein | Publicaffairs

Seeing What Others Don't : The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights

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Insights -- like Darwin's understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick's breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA -- can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more effectively solve problems and get things done. Yet we know very little about when, why, or how insights are formed -- or what blocks them. In Seeing What Others Don't , renowned cognitive psychologist Gary Klein unravels the mystery.Klein is a keen observer of people in their natural settings -- scientists, businesspeople, firefighters, police officers, soldiers, family members, friends, himself -- and uses a marvelous variety of stories to illuminate his research into what insights are and how they happen. What, for example, enabled Harry Markopolos to put the finger on Bernie Madoff? How did Dr. Michael Gottlieb make the connections between different patients that allowed him to publish the first announcement of the AIDS epidemic? What did Admiral Yamamoto see (and what did the Americans miss) in a 1940 British attack on the Italian fleet that enabled him to develop the strategy of attack at Pearl Harbor? How did a "smokejumper" see that setting another fire would save his life, while those who ignored his insight perished? How did Martin Chalfie come up with a million-dollar idea (and a Nobel Prize) for a natural flashlight that enabled researchers to look inside living organisms to watch biological processes in action?Klein also dissects impediments to insight, such as when organizations claim to value employee creativity and to encourage breakthroughs but in reality block disruptive ideas and prioritize avoidance of mistakes. Or when information technology systems are "dumb by design" and block potential discoveries.Both scientifically sophisticated and fun to read, Seeing What Others Don't shows that insight is not just a "eureka!" moment but a whole new way of understanding.
Bounce : Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success - Thryft
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Matthew Syed | Harper Perennial

Bounce : Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success

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“A cutting edge dissection—and ultimate destruction—of the myth of innate talent in the pursuit of excellence. Syed synthesizes his evidence with the precision of an academic, writes with the fluidity of a journalist, and persuades with the drive of a sportsman. Read this book now—before its too late. There are no excuses!” — Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University College London In the vein of the international bestselling Freakonomics , award-winning journalist Matthew Syed reveals the hidden clues to success—in sports, business, school, and just about anything else that you’d want to be great at. Fans of Predictably Irrational and Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point will find many interesting and helpful insights in Bounce .
The Most Important Thing : Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor - Thryft
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Howard Marks | Columbia Business School Publishing

The Most Important Thing : Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

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"This is that rarity, a useful book."--Warren BuffettHoward Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the world's leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful commentary and a time-tested, fundamental philosophy. Now for the first time, all readers can benefit from Marks's wisdom, concentrated into a single volume that speaks to both the amateur and seasoned investor.Informed by a lifetime of experience and study, The Most Important Thing explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today's volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part creed, with a number of broad takeaways.Marks expounds on such concepts as "second-level thinking," the price/value relationship, patient opportunism, and defensive investing. Frankly and honestly assessing his own decisions--and occasional missteps--he provides valuable lessons for critical thinking, risk assessment, and investment strategy. Encouraging investors to be "contrarian," Marks wisely judges market cycles and achieves returns through aggressive yet measured action. Which element is the most essential? Successful investing requires thoughtful attention to many separate aspects, and each of Marks's subjects proves to be the most important thing.
No Contest : Case Against Competition - Thryft
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Alfie Kohn | Houghton Mifflin

No Contest : Case Against Competition

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No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.
The Strategy of Conflict : With a New Preface by the Author - Thryft
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Thomas C. Schelling | Harvard University Press

The Strategy of Conflict : With a New Preface by the Author

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This book is ideal for anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of strategic thinking and conflict resolution. Schelling proposes a new way of looking at negotiations, war, and criminal deterrence, showing enlightening similarities between these seemingly disparate situations. This book offers insights into human psychology and helps readers understand why we behave the way we do in certain situations, making it a must-read for anyone looking to improve their negotiation skills or enhance their knowledge of game theory.
The Book of Why : The New Science of Cause and Effect - Thryft
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Dana Mackenzie, Judea Pearl  | Basic Books

The Book of Why : The New Science of Cause and Effect

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Goodreads rating: 3.93

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A Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and established causality -- the study of cause and effect -- on a firm scientific basis. His work explains how we can know easy things, like whether it was rain or a sprinkler that made a sidewalk wet; and how to answer hard questions, like whether a drug cured an illness. Pearl's work enables us to know not just whether one thing causes another: it lets us explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It shows us the essence of human thought and key to artificial intelligence. Anyone who wants to understand either needs The Book of Why .
More Than You Know : Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places - Thryft
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Michael J. Mauboussin | Columbia University Press

More Than You Know : Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places

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One of Wall Street's most creative and influential minds offers provocative new ways of thinking about the stock market, investing, and how we make decisions.
The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Thryft
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Malcolm Gladwell | Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.: Little Brown & Co

The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

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The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.
The Power of Pull : How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion - Thryft
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John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, Lang Davison  | Basic Books

The Power of Pull : How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion

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In a radical break with the past, information now flows like water, and we must learn how to tap into its stream. Individuals and companies can no longer rely on the stocks of knowledge that they've carefully built up and stored away. Information now flows like water, and we must learn how to tap into the stream. But many of us remain stuck in old practices -- practices that could undermine us as we search for success and meaning. In this revolutionary book, three doyens of the Internet age, whose path-breaking work has made headlines around the world, reveal the adjustments we must make if we take these changes seriously. In a world of increasing risk and opportunity, we must understand the importance of pull. Understood and used properly, the power of pull can draw out the best in people and institutions by connecting them in ways that increase understanding and effectiveness. Pull can turn uncertainty into opportunity, and enable small moves to achieve outsized impact. Drawing on pioneering research, The Power of Pull shows how to apply its principles to unlock the hidden potential of individuals and organizations, and how to use it as a force for social change and the development of creative talent. The authors explore how to use the power of pull to:Access new sources of informationAttract likeminded individuals from around the worldShape serendipity to increase the likelihood of positive chance encountersForm creation spaces to drive you and your colleagues to new heightsTransform your organization to adapt to the flow of knowledgeThe Power of Pull is essential reading for entrepreneurs, managers, and anybody interested in understanding and harnessing the shifting forces of our networked world.
The Honest Truth about Dishonesty : How We Lie to Everyone---Especially Ourselves - Thryft
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Dan Ariely | Harpercollins Publishers

The Honest Truth about Dishonesty : How We Lie to Everyone---Especially Ourselves

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The New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality returns with thought-provoking work to challenge our preconceptions about dishonesty and urge us to take an honest look at ourselves.Does the chance of getting caught affect how likely we are to cheat? How do companies pave the way for dishonesty? Does collaboration make us more honest or less so? Does religion improve our honesty? Most of us think of ourselves as honest, but, in fact, we all cheat. From Washington to Wall Street, the classroom to the workplace, unethical behavior is everywhere. None of us is immune, whether it's the white lie to head off trouble or padding our expense reports. In The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, award-winning, bestselling author Dan Ariely turns his unique insight and innovative research to the question of dishonesty. Generally, we assume that cheating, like most other decisions, is based on a rational cost-benefit analysis. But Ariely argues, and then demonstrates, that it's actually the irrational forces that we don't take into account that often determine whether we behave ethically or not. For every Enron or political bribe, there are countless puffed résumés, hidden commissions, and knockoff purses. In The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, Ariely shows why some things are easier to lie about; how getting caught matters less than we think; and how business practices pave the way for unethical behavior, both intentionally and unintentionally. Ariely explores how unethical behavior works in the personal, professional, and political worlds, and how it affects all of us, even as we think of ourselves as having high moral standards. But all is not lost. Ariely also identifies what keeps us honest, pointing the way for achieving higher ethics in our everyday lives. With compelling personal and academic findings, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty will change the way we see ourselves, our actions, and others
Office Politics : How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty Tricks - Thryft
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Oliver James | Vermilion

Office Politics : How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty Tricks

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Goodreads rating: 3.32

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The modern working world is a dangerous place, where game-playing, duplicity and sheer malevolence are rife. Do talent and hard work count for nothing? Is politics everything?In this fascinating exposé, Oliver James reveals the murky underside of modern office life. With cutting-edge research and eye-opening interviews, he highlights the nasty practices that propel people to the top and shows how industries and cultures are fostering this behaviour.He then divulges strategies and techniques for not only surviving but thriving in these difficult environments. With the right mindset, you can distinguish and deal with toxic and overpromoted colleagues, charm your way through interviews and use office politics to your advantage.Office Politics will overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.
The Economic Naturalist - In Search Of Explanations For Everyday Enigmas - Thryft
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Robert H. Frank | Basic Books

The Economic Naturalist - In Search Of Explanations For Everyday Enigmas

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Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer questions like these as a way of learning how economic principles operate in the real world--which they do everywhere, all the time.Once you learn to think like an economist, all kinds of puzzling observations start to make sense. Drive-up ATM keypads have Braille dots because it's cheaper to make the same machine for both drive-up and walk-up locations. Travelers from Kansas City to Orlando pay less because they are usually price-sensitive tourists with many choices of destination, whereas travelers originating from Orlando typically choose Kansas City for specific family or business reasons. The Economic Naturalist employs basic economic principles to answer scores of intriguing questions from everyday life, and, along the way, introduces key ideas such as the cost benefit principle, the "no cash left on the table" principle, and the law of one price. There is no more delightful and painless way of learning these fundamental principles.
Discover Your Inner Economist - Use Incentives To Fall In Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, And Motivate Your Dentist - Thryft
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Tyler Cowen | Dutton

Discover Your Inner Economist - Use Incentives To Fall In Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, And Motivate Your Dentist

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In Discover Your Inner Economist one of America’s most respected economists presents a quirky, incisive romp through everyday life that reveals how you can turn economic reasoning to your advantage—often when you least expect it to be relevant. Like no other economist, Tyler Cowen shows how economic notions--such as incentives, signals, and markets--apply far more widely than merely to the decisions of social planners, governments, and big business. What does economic theory say about ordering from a menu? Or attracting the right mate? Or controlling people who talk too much in meetings? Or dealing with your dentist? With a wryly amusing voice, in chapters such as “How to Control the World, The Basics” and “How to Control the World, Knowing When to Stop” Cowen reveals the hidden economic patterns behind everyday situations so you can get more of what you really want. Readers will also gain less selfish insights into how to be a good partner, neighbor and even citizen of the world. For instance, what is the best way to give to charity? The chapter title “How to Save the World—More Christmas Presents Won’t Help” makes a point that is every bit as personal as it is global. Incentives are at the core of an economic approach to the world, but they don’t just come in cash. In fact, money can be a disincentive. Cowen shows why, for example, it doesn’t work to pay your kids to do the dishes. Other kinds of incentives--like making sure family members know they will be admired if they respect you--can work. Another non- monetary incentive? Try having everyone stand up in your next meeting if you don’t want anyone to drone on. Deeply felt incentives like pride in one’s work or a passing smile from a loved one, can be the most powerful of all, even while they operate alongside more mundane rewards such as money and free food. Discover Your Inner Economist is an introduction to the science of economics that shows it to be built on notions that are already within all of us. While the implications of those ideas lead to Cowen’s often counterintuitive advice, their wisdom is presented in ordinary examples taken from home life, work life, and even vacation life… How do you get a good guide in a Moroccan bazaar?
Super Crunchers - Thryft
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Ian Ayres | John Murray Publishers

Super Crunchers

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Goodreads rating: 3.72

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When would a casino stop a gambler from playing his next hand?How could a company use statistical analysis to blackball you from the job you want?Why should you worry when customer services pay attention to your needs?Beginning with examples of the mathematician who out-predicted wine buffs in determining the best vintages, and the sports scouts who now use statistics rather than intuition to pick winners, Super Crunchers exposes the hidden patterns all around us. No businessperson, academic, student, or consumer (statistically that's everyone) should make another move without getting to grips with thinking-by-numbers - the new way to be smart, savvy and statistically superior.
Freakonomics - A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Thryft
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Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt  | Harpertorch

Freakonomics - A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

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Goodreads rating: 4.01

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Which is moe dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?Why do drug dealers still live with their mums?How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like a typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: Freakonomics.
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Thryft
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Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt  | William Morrow

Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life-; from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing-; and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives-; how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In "Freakonomics," they set out to explore the hidden side of ... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan.What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a surfeit of obfuscation, complication, and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and-; if the right questions are asked-; is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to seethrough all the clutter."Freakonomics" establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But "Freakonomics" can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.(front flap)
Buy Ology - How Everything We Believe About Why We Buy Is Wrong - Thryft
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Martin Lindstrom | Random House Business Books

Buy Ology - How Everything We Believe About Why We Buy Is Wrong

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Most anti-smoking campaigns inadvertently encourage people to smoke. The scent of melons helps sell electronic products. Subliminal advertising may have been banned, but it's being used all the time. Product placement in films rarely works. Many multi-million pound advertising campaigns are a complete waste of time. These are just a few of the findings of Martin Lindstrom's groundbreaking study of what really makes consumers tick. Convinced that there is a gulf between what we believe influences us and what actually does, he set up a highly ambitious research project that employed the very latest in brain-scanning technology and called on the services of some 2000 volunteers. Buyology shares the fruits of this research, revealing for the first time what actually goes on inside our heads when we see an advertisement, hear a marketing slogan, taste two rival brands of drink, or watch a programme sponsored by a major company. The conclusions are both startling and groundbreaking, showing the extent to which we deceive ourselves when we think we are making considered decisions, and revealing factors as varied as childhood memories and religious belief that come together to influence our decisions and shape our tastes.
The Why Axis - Hidden Motives And The Undiscovered Economics Of Everyday Life - Thryft
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Uri Gneezy, John A. List  | Publicaffairs

The Why Axis - Hidden Motives And The Undiscovered Economics Of Everyday Life

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Two superstars revolutionizing economics—indeed all social science—provide breakthrough ideas for solving big, complicated problems, using colorful stories from their travels and experiments around the world as evidence for what works and what doesn’t
FUTURE SHOCK - Thryft
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Alvin Toffler | Pan Books

FUTURE SHOCK

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Goodreads rating: 3.81

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Future Shock is the disease of change. Its symptoms are already here. Future Shock tells what happens to people overwhelmed by too rapid change. Future Shock looks at the human side of tomorrow. Brilliantly disturbing, it analyses the new and dangerous society now emerging and shows how to come to terms with the future.
Misbehaving : The Making of Behavioral Economics - Thryft
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Richard H. Thaler | W. W. Norton & Company

Misbehaving : The Making of Behavioral Economics

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Goodreads rating: 4.16

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Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth—and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world.Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments.Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behavior, Thaler enlightens readers about how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world. He reveals how behavioral economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV game shows, the NFL draft, and businesses like Uber.Laced with antic stories of Thaler’s spirited battles with the bastions of traditional economic thinking, Misbehaving is a singular look into profound human foibles. When economics meets psychology, the implications for individuals, managers, and policy makers are both profound and entertaining.
Discovering Statistics Using SPSS - Thryft
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Andy Field | Sage Publications Ltd

Discovering Statistics Using SPSS

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Goodreads rating: 4.17

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Written in his vivid and entertaining style, Andy Field provides students with everything they need to understand, use and report statistics—at every level—in the Third Edition of Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Retaining the strong pedagogy from previous editions, he makes statistics meaningful by including playful examples from everyday student life (among other places), creating a gateway into the often intimidating world of statistics. In the process, he presents an opportunity for students to ground their knowledge of statistics through the use of SPSS.
Working with Emotional Intelligence - Thryft
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Daniel Goleman | Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.

Working with Emotional Intelligence

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Goodreads rating: 3.82

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WORKING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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