TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bronson,Po
AU  - Merryman,Ashley
TI  - Top dog: the science of winning and losing 
SN  - 9781455515158 (hbk.)
AV  - BF 637 B869t 2013
U1  - 302/.14 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - Ebury Press, 
KW  - Competition (Psychology)
KW  - Success
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Failure (Psychology)
KW  - Competencia (Psicología)
KW  - Éxito
KW  - Aspectos psicológicos.
KW  - Fracaso (Psicología)
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -