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Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Ebury Press, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: vi, 335 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781455515158 (hbk.)
  • 9781455529551 (large print hbk.)
  • 9781455515141 (trade pbk.)
  • 9780091951566
  • 0091951569
  • 9780091951559
  • 0091951550
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302/.14
LOC classification:
  • BF 637 B869t 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BF 637 B869t 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000110337

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

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