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Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody book cover by William Poundstone
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Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

by William Poundstone

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Paperback · 320 pages Little, Brown and Company · 2015

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Rock Breaks Scissors

A practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market.

People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing the lottery to buying a home. Rock Breaks Scissors is mind-reading for real life.

Will the next tennis serve go right or left? Will the market go up or down? Most people are poor at that kind of predicting. We are hard-wired to make bum bets on "trends" and "winning streaks" that are illusions. Yet ultimately we're all in the business of anticipating the actions of others. Poundstone reveals how to overcome the errors and improve the accuracy of your own outguessing. Rock Breaks Scissors is a hands-on guide to turning life's odds in your favor.


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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Author
William Poundstone
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Published
Sep 8, 2015
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9780316228053
ISBN-10
0316228052
Carton quantity
20 copies
Printing
Printed on demand
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