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022501
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London, Oneworld Publications, 2015.
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xiii, 221pRed spine
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Author Dan Ariely brings his unique perspective to bear on a maelstrom of life's problems from how to deal with a Christmas card list that's fast becoming unmanageable to whether or not you should have children. Ariely changed the way we view ourselves, how we think and how we act, with his book Predictably Irrational. In his immensely popular Wall Street Journal advice column, where readers "Ask Ariely" for his help with various dilemmas, he provides a logical view on the seemingly illogical, shedding light on the most curious minutiae of human behaviour. With a helping hand from legendary New Yorker cartoonist William Haefeli, Ariely's new book will make you laugh at the ridiculous aspects of our daily existence just as you gain a new perspective on how to handle the inevitable challenges that life brings us all.
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9781780748177 Pb.
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| I02070 | 330/ARI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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017528
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New York, Plume, 2007.
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245pWhite Spine
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One of America's most respected economists presents a quirky, incisive romp through everyday life that reveals how you can turn economic reasoning to your advantage - at home, at work, even on vacation.
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9780452289635 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| I01189 | 330.019/COW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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009892
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2009
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New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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xiv, 316pOrange Spine
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In this book "Levitt turns conventional economics on its head, stripping away the jargon and calculations of the 'experts' to explore the riddles of everyday life and examine topics such as: how chips are more likely to kill than a terrorist attack; why sportsmen cheat and how fraud can be spotted; why violent crime can be linked not to gun laws, policing or poverty, but to abortion ; how money affects elections ; and how the name you give your child can give them an advantage in later life. Ultimately, he shows us that economics is all about how people get what they want, and what makes them do it." -- book jacket.
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An explanatory note
Introduction: The hidden side of everything
What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
How is the Ku Klux Klan like a group of real estate agents?
Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?
Where have all the criminals gone?
What makes a perfect parent?
Perfect parenting, part II; or: Would a Roshanda by any other name smell as sweet?
Epilogue : Two paths to Harvard.
Bonus matter
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
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9780061956270 Pb.
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| 010299 | 330/LEV | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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018942
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London, W.W. Norton, 2015.
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xvi, 415pWhite spine
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Thaler enlightens readers how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly materialistic world. He reveals how behavioural economics opens up new ways to look at everything from housing finance to assigning faculty offices in a new building, to TV game shows, the NFL draft and businesses like Uber.
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9780393080940 Pb.
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| I01421 | 330.019/THA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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012564
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London, Penguin Books, 2009.
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x, 310pRed Spine
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We often make bad decisions involving education, personal finance, health care, mortgages and credit cards, the family, and even the planet itself. Thaler and Sunstein show that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society. They demonstrate how thoughtful "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice. Nudge offers a unique new take - from neither the left nor the right - on many hot-button issues, for individuals and governments alike
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Humans and Econs
-Biases and blunders
-Resisting Temptation
-Following the Herd
-When Do We Need a Nudge?
-Choice Architecture
Money
-Save More Tomorrow
-Naive Investing
-Credit Markets
-Privatizing Social Security: Smorgasbord Style
Health
-Prescription Drugs: Part D for Daunting
-How to Increase Organ Donations
-Saving the Planet
Freedom
-Improving School Choices
-Should Patients Be Forced to Buy Lottery Tickets?
-Privatizing Marriage
Extensions and Objections
-A Dozen Nudges
-Objections
-The Real Third Way
Postscript: The financial crisis of 2008
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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9780141040011 Pb.
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| 012513 | 330.019/THA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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012093
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New York, Harper Perennial, 2008.
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xxii, 349pRed and blue spine
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A book that refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. In making decisions, we constantly over and under spend, underestimate and vice-versa, procrastinate and make spontaneous decisions too. However this behaviour is neither random nor senseless, but predictably irrational which is the subject of this book.
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9780061353246 Pb.
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| I00378 | 302.3/ARI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015427
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London, Penguin Books, 2010.
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xv, 270pWhite Spine
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The sequel to Freakonomics, this book questions our world even harder and uncovers more hidden truths, from terrorism to shark attacks, from cable TV to hurricanes.
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Putting the freak in economics
How is a street prostitue like a department-store Santa
Why should suicide bombers buy insurance?
Unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism
The fix is in - and it's cheap and simple
What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common?
Epilogue
Monkeys are people too
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9780141030708 Pb.
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022472
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London, Allen Lane, 2017.
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362pDark blue spine
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There are geniuses who work on their own. Together, we are exceptional.' Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved; Tversky a voluble, instinctive blur of energy. In this breathtaking new book, Michael Lewis tells the story of how their unlikely friendship became one of the greatest partnerships in science - until, tragically, it started to unravel. Their ideas, shows Lewis, helped shape our world - revolutionizing everything from Big Data to medicine, money to sport - and changed humankind's view of its own mind.
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9780241254738 Hb.
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| I02066 | 612.8233/LEW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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