Dan Ariely
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How can confusing directions actually help us? Why can large bonuses make CEOs less productive? Why is there such a big difference between what we think will make us happy and what really makes us happy? In his groundbreaking book Predictably Irrational, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us into making unwise decisions. Now, in The Upside of Irrationality, he exposes the surprising negative and positive effects irrationality...
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Harper Audio
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
6 CDs (7 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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An evaluation of the sources of illogical decisions explores the reasons why irrational thought often overcomes level-headed practices, offering insight into the structural patterns that cause people to make the same mistakes repeatedly.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card debt and household budgeting to holiday spending and real estate sales.
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Harper
Pub. Date
[2012], ©2012
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313 pages ; 24 cm.
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The author, a behavioral economist, challenges our preconceptions about dishonesty; we all cheat, whether it is copying a paper in the classroom, or white lies on our expense accounts. He explores how unethical behavior works in the personal, professional, and political worlds, and how it affects all of use, even as we think of ourselves as having high moral standards. He explores the question of dishonesty from Washington to Wall Street, and the...
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Ted Books/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2016].
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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"Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, and how we can bridge this gap. With studies that range from Intel to a kindergarten classroom, Ariely digs deep to find the root of motivation?how it works and how we can use this knowledge to approach important choices in our own lives."--Amazon.com.
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Explores the complex impact dishonesty has on our lives and everyday society. Interweaving groundbreaking experiments from celebrated behavioral economist Dan Ariely with personal stories from individuals affected by the unraveling of their lies, Ariely and a team of scientists uncover our propensity to be dishonest - sometimes even unknowingly. What's revealed is a fascinating look at the forces behind our collective behavior and the many truths...