The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds (Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction) - Hardcover

Lewis, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410496457 ISBN 13: 9781410496454

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2017

Synopsis

Examines the history of behavioral economics, discussing the theory of Israeli psychologists who wrote the original studies undoing assumptions about the decision-making process and the influence it has had on evidence-based regulation.

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Review

Lewis has written one hell of a love story.--Jennifer Senior

Lewis is the ideal teller of [Tversky and Kahneman's] story... You see his protagonists in three dimensions--deeply likable, but also flawed, just like most of your friends and family.--David Leonhardt

Fascinating stories about intriguing people.--Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler

Brilliant... Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to uncertainty and the limits of human reason.--William Easterly

Intellectually mesmerizing and inspiring.

Mind-blowing... [The Undoing Project] will raise doubts about how you personally perceive reality.--Don Oldenburg

Michael Lewis has a genius for finding stories about people who view reality from an unusual angle and telling these stories in a compulsively readable way.--Geoffrey Kabat

A fantastic read.--Jesse Singal

Lewis [is a] master of the character-driven narrative.--Charlie Gofen

Tantalizing and tender... Lewis is an irresistible storyteller and a master at illuminating complicated and fascinating subjects.

Hugely important.--Samantha Power

"A must-read."--Greg McKenna

"Whatever subject strikes his fancy, Lewis renders it clear and understandable while showcasing its human drama. In the realm of exalted journalistic wizardry, he is surely kin to Tracy Kidder and Malcolm Gladwell."--Dan Cryer

A must-read.--Greg McKenna

Whatever subject strikes his fancy, Lewis renders it clear and understandable while showcasing its human drama. In the realm of exalted journalistic wizardry, he is surely kin to Tracy Kidder and Malcolm Gladwell.--Dan Cryer

From the Back Cover

In 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in every way. But both were obsessed with the human mind - and both happened to be geniuses. This is the incredible story of how their friendship would change the way we see the world.

'Michael Lewis could spin gold out of any topic he chose ... this is his best work' Tim Harford, Financial Times

'My favourite writer full stop. Engages both heart and brain like no other' Robert Colvile, Daily Telegraph

'Kahneman and Tversky were psychology's Lennon and McCartney ... Lewis is exactly the storyteller they deserve' Observer

'During the final pages, I was blinking back tears' The New York Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410496457
• ISBN 13: 9781410496454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 563