Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing - Rilegato

Bronson, Po; Merryman, Ashley

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ISBN 10: 1455515159 ISBN 13: 9781455515158

Casa editrice: Twelve, 2013

Riassunto

The co-authors of the New York Times best-selling NurtureShock turn their attentions to the cutting edge science behind life's triumphs and failures and offer insight from politics, finance, science, sports and economics to tip the odds in your favor. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.) 175,000 first printing.

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"You gotta get it . . . [a] fascinating topic that we all deal with on a daily basis."―Fox & Friends

"A terrifically useful book about the science of competition (which you should read right now)."―Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code

"Cutting-edge science behind life's triumphs and failures . . . insight from politics, finance, science, sports and economics to tip the odds in your favor."―NPR.com

"Remarkable . . . this book will help you rise to the occasion . . . wildly counterintuitive."―San Francisco Chronicle (Literary Pick)

"Fiction may lay claim to imagination, but works such as TOP DOG are what push the envelope of our reality . . . stunning . . . Prepare to delve into the external factors and personal dynamos that make you who you are."―Coffin Factory

"I tell my staff, I tell my friends-you must read TOP DOG. I was a good poker player before I read it. Now, I'm even better."―Phil Gordon, World Poker Tour Champion, author, and CEO of Jawfish Games

"Accessible for fans of pop science, yet substantial enough to have practical applications . . . will have folks rethinking the impulse to win at work and play."―Publishers Weekly

"An easy, highly satisfying read . . . surprising . . . fascinating. Grade: A."―AVClub.com

"There is intense competition in just about every aspect of life . . . There's not an app for that, yet, but there is a book: TOP DOG . . . a good primer on the behaviors that can sink or lift us in a competitive world."―Seattle Times

"Illuminating and entertaining . . . surprising insights."―Kirkus

L'autore

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's NurtureShock was on the New York Times bestseller list for six months. One of the most influential books about children ever published, NurtureShock landed on more than 35 "Year's Best" lists and has been translated into 16 languages. The authors have won nine national awards for their reporting, including the PEN USA Award for Literary Journalism and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Outstanding Journalism. Prior to their collaboration, Bronson authored five books, including What Should I Do with My Life?, a #1 New York Times bestseller with more than ten months on the list. Merryman's journalism has appeared in Time, Newsweek, New York, The Washington Post, and many other venues. Bronson lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children. Merryman lives in Los Angeles.

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• Editore: Twelve
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1455515159
• ISBN 13: 9781455515158
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 335