Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman.
Bronson, Po, 1964-; Merryman, Ashley.
2013
BF637.C47 B76 2013 (Mapit)
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Title Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman.
Author Bronson, Po, 1964-
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9781455515158
1455515159
9781455515141 (pbk.)
1455515140 (pbk.)
Imprint New York, NY : Twelve, 2013.
Language English
Description vi, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number BF637.C47 B76 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 302/.14
Summary Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sports, politics, the military and schools and using the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and behavioral psychology, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman unveil the astounding, often counter-intuitive truths about how we compete and the crucial ingredients that sometimes stand between winning and losing.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-319) and index.
Added Author Merryman, Ashley.
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Part I: Foundations. Introduction: parachutists and ballroom dancers ; The competition machine ; What goes down when the stakes go up
Part II: Formation. How the worriers can beat the warriors ; Even odds: why women need them and men don't ; The utter importance of pillow fights
Part III: Individual. The difference between winning and not losing ; How one night of blackjack sped up the world economy ; The 'roid rage of chess
Part IV: Collective. The hierarchy of teams ; Michelangelo had an agent ; How the Black Sox cleaned up Wall Street.

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