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Rock breaks scissors, a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody, William Poundstone

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Rock breaks scissors, a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody, William Poundstone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-294) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rock breaks scissors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

860755400

Responsibility statement

William Poundstone

Sub title

a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody

Summary

"Rock breaks scissors is based on a simple principle: people are unable to act randomly. Instead they display unconscious patterns that the savvy person can outguess. The principle applies to friends playing rock, paper, scissors for a bar tab as well as to the crowds that create markets for homes and stocks. With a gift for distilling psychology and behavioral economics into accessible advice, Poundstone proves that outguessing is easy, fun, and often profitable"--Dust jacket flap

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