Roommates Wanted - Softcover

Jewell, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061137472 ISBN 13: 9780061137471

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2008

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2008-03-11 Pages: 480 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup When it comes to making decisions in our lives. we think were making smart. rational choices. But are we In this newly revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight. from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner. we consistently overpay. underestimate. and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. Theyre systematic and predictable-making us predictably irrational.

About this title

Product Description:

1990. Please write and tell me why you should live here.

Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an advertisement seeking the "Unexpectedly Alone" to become his roommates. Fifteen years later the wayward souls he takes in are still living with him, with no intention of leaving.

2004. Please tell me how I can convince you to move out.

Toby Dobbs has met Leah Pilgrim from across the road, and they're falling in love. But before they can begin a new life together, Toby and Leah must help Toby's house of sweet slackers and lovelorn misfits grow up, solve their problems, and set themselves free. But can their new relationship survive the test?

About the Author:

Lisa Jewell is the author of six novels, including Ralph's Party and Vince and Joy. Born and raised in north London, she lives there still with her husband and children.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061137472
• ISBN 13: 9780061137471
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460