Dance with Chance: Making Luck Work for You

Spyros Makridakis; Robin Hogarth; Anil Gaba

ISBN 10: 1851686797 / ISBN 13: 9781851686797

Published by Oneworld Publications, 2009

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1851686797I3N01

Synopsis:

"Written by true experts. Informative yet so much fun to read!" Nassim Nicholas Taleb – author of The Black Swan "Easy-to-digest and highly competent. If everyone were to read this book, the world would become a more enlightened place." Gerd Gigerenzer – author of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconsious Uneasy with how chance determines a huge part of our lives, we try to control what cannot be controlled and predict what cannot be predicted. It’s a self-delusion that can have serious consequences for our personal finances, careers, happiness and health. Dance with Chance explains how we all fall foul of this “Illusion of Control.” Fortunately, when we understand how luck operates, we can lessen its ill effects. By learning when to cede control over certain aspects of our life, paradoxically, we gain more control. By making small changes to our lifestyle, we can make a huge difference to the things that matter to us. From simple investment strategies to warning against health screenings, the authors offer revolutionary and often counterintuitive advice to make luck work for you. You’ll find out why millions of deaths are caused each year by medical negligence and why a billionaire is no happier than an Eskimo. You’ll discover why no-one predicted the worst financial crisis since the great depression and what makes a sports star. Witty, inventive, and informed by the latest findings in psychology and statistics, Dance with Chance is an essential guide to navigating the uncertain world in which we live. Spyros Makridakis is Distinguished Research Professor at INSEAD, Abu Dhabi Centre and a former Greek Olympian. Robin M. Hogarth is ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. He was formerly a professor at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. Anil Gaba is the ORPAR Chaired Professor of Risk Management and Dean of Faculty at INSEAD, France and Singapore, the world’s second largest business school.

Review: "Written by true experts. Informative yet so much fun to read!" -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

"An excellent book." -- John Kay, Financial Times columnist and author of The Truth About Markets

"An extremely timely book." -- City AM Newspaper

"Full of unexpected pleasures...stuffed with fascinating facts... fascinating and provocative." -- Management Today

"A delightful ballet of novel insights elegantly presented. Bravo! Encore!" --Robert B. Cialdini, author of Infuence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dance with Chance: Making Luck Work for You
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket