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| Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| ISBN 13 | 9780307275172 |
| ISBN 10 | 307275175 |
| Book Subtitle | How Randomness Rules Our Lives |
| Book Description | With the born storyteller's command of narrative and imaginative approach, Leonard Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how our lives are profoundly informed by chance and randomness and how everything from wine ratings and corporate success to school grades and political polls are less reliable than we believe. By showing us the true nature of chance and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow gives us the tools we need to make more informed decisions. From the classroom to the courtroom and from financial markets to supermarkets, Mlodinow's intriguing and illuminating look at how randomness, chance, and probability affect our daily lives will intrigue, awe, and inspire. |
| Editorial Review | A bold, hypnotic novel, by an author with a genius for the perverse. This tale of strange and terrible adventure in a world of steaming jungles has an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad.--Kingsley Amis Rich and strange Ballard's potent symbols of beauty and dismay inundate the reader's mind.--Brian Aldiss Rich and strange...Ballard's potent symbols of beauty and dismay inundate the reader's mind.--Brian Aldiss |
| About the Author | Leonard Mlodinow received his doctorate in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, was an Alexander von Humboldt fellow at the Max Planck Institute, and now teaches about randomness to future scientists at Caltech. Along the way he also wrote for the television series MacGyver and Star Trek: The Next Generation. His previous books include Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace, Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life, and, with Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time. He lives in South Pasadena, California. From the Hardcover edition. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Leonard Mlodinow |
| Publication Date | 41414 |
| Number of Pages | 252 |
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