Top dog : the science of winning and losing /
Bronson, Po, 1964-
Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman. - 1st ed. - New York : Ebury Press, 2013. - vi, 335 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-319) and index.
Introduction: parachuters and ballroom dancers -- The competition machine -- What goes down when the stakes go up -- How the worriers can beat the warriors -- Even odds: why women need them and men don't -- The utter importance of pillow fights -- The difference between winning and not losing -- How one night of blackjack sped up the world economy -- The 'roid rage of chess -- The hierarchy of teams -- Michelangelo had an agent -- How the Black Sox cleaned up Wall Street.
Why do some less talented students manage to consistently outperform their smarter classmates in crucial exams? Why are men typically prepared to gamble long odds and women aren't? Why do so many market leading-companies unnecessarily cede their number 1 position? This title deals with these questions
9781455515158 (hbk.) 9781455529551 (large print hbk.) 9781455515141 (trade pbk.) 9780091951566 0091951569 9780091951559 0091951550
2012033767
Competition (Psychology)
Success--Psychological aspects.
Failure (Psychology)
Competencia (Psicología)
Éxito--Aspectos psicológicos.
Fracaso (Psicología)
BF 637 / B869t 2013
302/.14
Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman. - 1st ed. - New York : Ebury Press, 2013. - vi, 335 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-319) and index.
Introduction: parachuters and ballroom dancers -- The competition machine -- What goes down when the stakes go up -- How the worriers can beat the warriors -- Even odds: why women need them and men don't -- The utter importance of pillow fights -- The difference between winning and not losing -- How one night of blackjack sped up the world economy -- The 'roid rage of chess -- The hierarchy of teams -- Michelangelo had an agent -- How the Black Sox cleaned up Wall Street.
Why do some less talented students manage to consistently outperform their smarter classmates in crucial exams? Why are men typically prepared to gamble long odds and women aren't? Why do so many market leading-companies unnecessarily cede their number 1 position? This title deals with these questions
9781455515158 (hbk.) 9781455529551 (large print hbk.) 9781455515141 (trade pbk.) 9780091951566 0091951569 9780091951559 0091951550
2012033767
Competition (Psychology)
Success--Psychological aspects.
Failure (Psychology)
Competencia (Psicología)
Éxito--Aspectos psicológicos.
Fracaso (Psicología)
BF 637 / B869t 2013
302/.14