Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error Contributor(s): Schulz, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061176052 ISBN-13: 9780061176050 Publisher: Ecco Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Psychology | History |
Dewey: 128.22 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.68 lbs) 416 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: The bestselling history of and investigation into human error by beloved New Yorker writer Kathryn Schulz "Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise about a topic so central to our lives that we almost never even think about it." In the tradition of The Wisdom of Crowds and Predictably Irrational, Being Wrong explores what it means to be in error, and why homo sapiens tend to tacitly assume (or loudly insist) that they are right about most everything. Kathryn Schulz argues that error is the fundamental human condition and should be celebrated as such. Guiding the reader through the history and psychology of error, from Socrates to Alan Greenspan, Being Wrong will change the way you perceive screw-ups, both of the mammoth and daily variety, forever. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schulz, Kathryn: - Kathryn Schulz is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Foreign Policy, the Nation, the Boston Globe, and the "Freakonomics" blog of the New York Times. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley. |
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