The Drunkard's Walk - How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Paperback)

An intriguing and illuminating look at how randomness, chance, and probability affect our daily lives.
Successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear causes, when actually they are profoundly influenced by randomness and chance. Here, with the sense of narrative and imaginative approach of a storyteller, Leonard Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how wine ratings, corporate success, school grades, and political polls are less reliable than we believe. Showing us the true nature of chance and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us, Mlodinow provides the tools we need for more informed decision making. From the classroom to the courtroom and from financial markets to supermarkets, Mlodinow's insights will intrigue, awe, and inspire.

General

Imprint:	Random House
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	May 2009
Authors:	Leonard Mlodinow
Dimensions:	205 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-307-27517-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Chaos theory
LSN:	0-307-27517-5
Barcode:	9780307275172

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