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Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Schulz, Kathryn , paperback
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- ISBN
- 9780061176050
- Book Title
- Being Wrong : Adventures in the Margin of Error
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Education, Psychology, History, Social Science, Philosophy
- Topic
- Epistemology, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Social History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History, Social Psychology
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 11.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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The bestselling history of and investigation into human error by beloved New Yorker writer Kathryn Schulz "Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise about a topic so central to our lives that we almost never even think about it." --Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet In the tradition of The Wisdom of Crowds and Predictably Irrational, Being Wrong explores what it means to be in error, and why homo sapiens tend to tacitly assume (or loudly insist) that they are right about most everything. Kathryn Schulz argues that error is the fundamental human condition and should be celebrated as such. Guiding the reader through the history and psychology of error, from Socrates to Alan Greenspan, Being Wrong will change the way you perceive screw-ups, both of the mammoth and daily variety, forever.
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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061176052
ISBN-13
9780061176050
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Being Wrong : Adventures in the Margin of Error
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Epistemology, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Social History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History, Social Psychology
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Education, Psychology, History, Social Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
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Engrossing.... In the spirit of Blink and Predictably Irrational (but with a large helping of erudition)... Schulz writes with such lucidity and wit that her philosophical enquiry becomes a page-turner., “[A]n insightful and delightful discussion of the errors of our ways. . . . Schulz remains good company -- a warm, witty and welcome presence. . . . [S]he combines lucid prose with perfect comic timing. . . . Being Wrong is smart and lively.â€�, Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise...[BEING WRONG] could also be enormously useful-there are very few problems we face...that couldn't be helpfully addressed if we we were willing to at least entertain the idea that we might not be entirely right., [A]n insightful and delightful discussion of the errors of our ways. . . . Schulz remains good company -- a warm, witty and welcome presence. . . . [S]he combines lucid prose with perfect comic timing. . . . Being Wrong is smart and lively., Kathryn Schulz has given us a brilliant and remarkably upbeat account of the long history of human error. If Being Wrong is this smart and illuminating, I don t want to be right!, Kathryn Schulz's brilliant, spirited, and necessary inquiry into the essential humanity of error will leave you feeling intoxicatingly wrongheaded., Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise...[BEING WRONG] could also be enormously useful--there are very few problems we face...that couldn't be helpfully addressed if we we were willing to at least entertain the idea that we might not be entirely right., Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise...[BEING WRONG] could also be enormously useful there are very few problems we face...that couldn t be helpfully addressed if we we were willing to at least entertain the idea that we might not be entirely right., "A mirthful and wise diagnosis of what ails us: Schulz dances us through science, psychology, and literature in a sparkling history of (and ode to) human error." -- Publishers Weekly "[A]n insightful and delightful discussion of the errors of our ways. . . . Schulz remains good company -- a warm, witty and welcome presence. . . . [S]he combines lucid prose with perfect comic timing. . . . Being Wrong is smart and lively." -- New York Times Book Review "So, please take this advice: Read BEING WRONG, because it's the right thing to do." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "Kathryn Schulz's brilliant, spirited, and necessary inquiry into the essential humanity of error will leave you feeling intoxicatingly wrongheaded." -- Tom Vanderbilt, bestselling author of TRAFFIC "[A]n unusual examination of the virtue and peril of being wrong and of all the ways we think we know things that just ain't so." -- Boston Globe "Engrossing.... In the spirit of Blink and Predictably Irrational (but with a large helping of erudition)... Schulz writes with such lucidity and wit that her philosophical enquiry becomes a page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Kathryn Schulz has given us a brilliant and remarkably upbeat account of the long history of human error. If Being Wrong is this smart and illuminating, I don't want to be right!" -- Steven Johnson, bestselling author of THE GHOST MAP and EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD FOR YOU "Kathryn Schultz is engaging, witty and fascinating as she uses a full arsenal of academic research, colorful stories, philosophical arguments and personal anecdotes to create a riveting account of why we, mostly, have been wrong about being wrong." -- Frans Johansson, author of THE MEDICI EFFECT "Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise...[BEING WRONG] could also be enormously useful--there are very few problems we face...that couldn't be helpfully addressed if we we were willing to at least entertain the idea that we might not be entirely right." -- Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "A funny and philosophical meditation on why error is mostly a humane, courageous and extremely desirable human trait. [Schulz] flies high in the intellectual skies, leaving beautiful sunlit contrails....It's lovely to watch this idea warm in Ms. Schulz's hands." -- Dwight Garner, New York Times "Schulz possesses playfulness even as she brings the reader to tears... Being Wrong has a heartbeat." -- Huffington Post "Intellectualism made fun! . . . Schulz's call to embrace flaws and errors as potentially beneficial will surely draw legions of follwers." -- Newsweek "Schulz draws on philosophers, neuroscientists, psychoanalysts and bit of common sense in an erudite, playful rumination on error." -- Washington Post "An amazing book. . . . I don't know when I last read a book as stimulating, as thoughtful, and as much fun to read." -- Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, [A]n unusual examination of the virtue and peril of being wrong and of all the ways we think we know things that just ain't so., Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise...[BEING WRONG] could also be enormously useful—there are very few problems we face...that couldn't be helpfully addressed if we we were willing to at least entertain the idea that we might not be entirely right., Kathryn Schulz s brilliant, spirited, and necessary inquiry into the essential humanity of error will leave you feeling intoxicatingly wrongheaded., Schulz Possesses Playfulness Even As She Brings the Reader to Tears... Being Wrong Has a Heartbeat., “Schulz possesses playfulness even as she brings the reader to tears... Being Wrong has a heartbeat.â€�, An amazing book. . . . I don't know when I last read a book as stimulating, as thoughtful, and as much fun to read., A funny and philosophical meditation on why error is mostly a humane, courageous and extremely desirable human trait. [Schulz] flies high in the intellectual skies, leaving beautiful sunlit contrails....It s lovely to watch this idea warm in Ms. Schulz s hands., A funny and philosophical meditation on why error is mostly a humane, courageous and extremely desirable human trait. [Schulz] flies high in the intellectual skies, leaving beautiful sunlit contrails....It's lovely to watch this idea warm in Ms. Schulz's hands., '[A]n insightful and delightful discussion of the errors of our ways. . . . Schulz remains good company -- a warm, witty and welcome presence. . . . [S]he combines lucid prose with perfect comic timing. . . . Being Wrong is smart and lively.' (New York Times Book Review), Kathryn Schulz has given us a brilliant and remarkably upbeat account of the long history of human error. If Being Wrong is this smart and illuminating, I don't want to be right!, Kathryn Schultz is engaging, witty and fascinating as she uses a full arsenal of academic research, colorful stories, philosophical arguments and personal anecdotes to create a riveting account of why we, mostly, have been wrong about being wrong., Intellectualism made fun! . . . Schulz s call to embrace flaws and errors as potentially beneficial will surely draw legions of follwers., Schulz draws on philosophers, neuroscientists, psychoanalysts and bit of common sense in an erudite, playful rumination on error., A mirthful and wise diagnosis of what ails us: Schulz dances us through science, psychology, and literature in a sparkling history of (and ode to) human error., Intellectualism made fun! . . . Schulz's call to embrace flaws and errors as potentially beneficial will surely draw legions of follwers., [A]n unusual examination of the virtue and peril of being wrong and of all the ways we think we know things that just ain t so., 'Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise...[BEING WRONG] could also be enormously useful'there are very few problems we face...that couldn't be helpfully addressed if we we were willing to at least entertain the idea that we might not be entirely right.' (Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet)
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2010
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