An edition of Top dog (2013)

Top dog

the science of winning and losing

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Po Bronson
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An edition of Top dog (2013)

Top dog

the science of winning and losing

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Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sport, politics, the military and schools and using the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and behavioral psychology, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman unveil the astounding, often counter-intuitive truths about how we compete and the crucial ingredients that sometimes stand between winning and losing.

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Twelve
Language
English
Pages
335

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Top dog: the science of winning and losing
2013, Twelve
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Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations. Introduction: parachutists and ballroom dancers ; The competition machine ; What goes down when the stakes go up
Part II: Formation. How the worries can beat the warriors ; Even odds: why women need them and men don't ; The utter importance of pillow fights
Part III: Individual. The difference between winning and not losing ; How one night of blackjack sped up the world economy ; The 'roid rage of chess
Part IV: Collective. The hierarchy of teams ; Michelangelo had an agent ; How the Black Sox cleaned up Wall Street.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-319) and index.

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New York, NY
Other Titles
Science of winning and losing

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
302/.14
Library of Congress
BF637.C47 B76 2013, BF637.C47B76 2013

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Pagination
vi, 335 p.
Number of pages
335

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27143878M
ISBN 10
1455515159
ISBN 13
9781455515158
LCCN
2012033767
OCLC/WorldCat
806015770
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