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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Misbehaving Misbehaving Richard H. Thaler Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans―predictable, error-prone individuals. *Misbehaving* is his arrestin… OL17940527W
Soul machine Soul machine George Makari A comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind recounts how crises in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to medical, literary and philosophical questions about … OL20012529W
Traditions 2 Traditions 2 Stephen H. Watson "In Tradition(s) II, Stephen H. Watson engages post-Kantian Continental philosophy in his continuing investigation into the concept of tradition which he began in his work Tradition(s). According to … OL2620626W
Big plans Big plans Kenneth L. Kolson "Big Plans: The Allure and Folly of Urban Design springs from the idea that human aspirations for the city - as expressed through visual images such as architectural drawings, three-dimensional model… OL7795666W
The Wisdom of Crowds:Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Busines… The Wisdom of Crowds:Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Busines… James Surowiecki In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant — better at … OL8036447W