{"product_id":"rock-breaks-scissors-a-practical-guide-to-outguessing-and-outwitting-almost-everybody-paperback","title":"Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Poundstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing the lottery to buying a home. \u003ci\u003eRock Breaks Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e is mind-reading for real life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will the next tennis serve go right or left? Will the market go up or down? Most people are poor at that kind of predicting. We are hard-wired to make bum bets on \"trends\" and \"winning streaks\" that are illusions. Yet ultimately we're all in the business of anticipating the actions of others. Poundstone reveals how to overcome the errors and improve the accuracy of your own outguessing. \u003ci\u003eRock Breaks Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e is a hands-on guide to turning life's odds in your favor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Poundstone\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen books -- including \u003ci\u003eRock Breaks Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAre You Smart Enough to Work at Google?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Would You Move Mount Fuji?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFortune's Formula\u003c\/i\u003e, which was Amazon Editor's pick for the number one nonfiction book of the year. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e op-ed page and Book Review, and \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow Poundstone on Twitter (@WPoundstone) and learn more at his website, home.williampoundstone.net\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334117449830,"sku":"9780316228053","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/THNjTlpsUXRiWjlrUWxlWDVTcmI3Zz09.webp?v=1774478983","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/rock-breaks-scissors-a-practical-guide-to-outguessing-and-outwitting-almost-everybody-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}