Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
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| Publish Date: | 04/08/2008 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780300122237 |
| ISBN-10: | 0300122233 |
| Language: | Eng |
What We're Saying
Business Pundit knows business books well, and has chosen the 10 from 2008 they think are the best. I think they have the right idea in describing the popular feelings of the year: 2008 came in two parts. Part I, which ran through Bear Stearns, carried the vestiges of prior years, when we thought we could get away with everything, never anticipating that in actuality, everything would get away from us. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
The Economist has chosen their books of the year in a variety of categories. You can go through the entire list here, but I've listed the choices in the Economics & Business category for quick review below. The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash by Charles R. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
If you follow business books, you no doubt know that The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs award one book each year The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year. What you may have escaped your business book radar is The Financial Times Management Blog and their picks of the 2008 crop. Most of the books that made the FT/Goldman Sachs shortlist made this list as well (I'll point them out below), the sole exception being William J. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Amazon has posted its editors' picks for 2008. In the Business & Investing category, they chose: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder, Bantam A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter, Harvard Business School Press (Jack Covert Selects) The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It by John Gerzema, Jossey-Bass The Momentum Effect: How to Ignite Exceptional Growth by J. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
The other day I had an interesting conversation with the two Brafman brothers -- Ori and Rom -- who wrote Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. Turns out we shouldn't always trust our gut instinct. I just posted the podcast if you'd like to learn why that's true. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Nudge was one of April's Jack Covert Selects, but it appears Jack and the rest of us here at 8cr are not the only fans. Mr. Tom Peters himself has posted a rave review on his blog. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Friday we posted a review of Nudge. Steven Levitt over at the Freakonomics blog recently posted his thoughts on the book, too. It seems he liked it: Which is why I could not have been more surprised and delighted when I finally got to read a copy of their new book Nudge. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard. H. Thaler and Cass R. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
As we start the next month, here are a few of the titles coming out in April that are sure to be covered in various media outlets. From the author of A Whole New Mind, comes the first ever manga business book. Dan Pink's The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Our friends at Penguin have picked up one of the great titles of last year, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, and are releasing it in paperback. . . READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Free Market Madness: Why Human Nature Is at Odds with Economics and Why It Matters by Peter A. Ubel, Harvard Business School Press, 272 pages, $26. 95, Hardcover, January 2009, ISBN 9781422126097 Peter A. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
The New York Times economics blog, Economix, has had two great posts recently that tie into recent business books and big ideas. The first, Helping People Make Good Choices, was posted on Sunday by economics editor Catherine Rampell and discusses "libertarian paternalism," an idea at the center of Richard Thaler and Cass Sustein's Nudge. It covers irrational behavior (the bane of traditional economists) and the subtle ways in which we can influence people to act in their own and others' best interests. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Sally reviews Richard Thaler's new book, Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Like many things, perhaps working hard for happiness makes those moments of happiness, in whatever form, savory rather than just sweet. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Full Description
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist and the Financial Times
Every day we make choices--about what to buy or eat, about financial investments or our children's health and education, even about the causes we champion or the planet itself. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones. Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research, Nobel Prize winner Richard H. Thaler and Harvard Law School professor Cass R. Sunstein show that no choice is ever presented to us in a neutral way, and that we are all susceptible to biases that can lead us to make bad decisions. But by knowing how people think, we can use sensible "choice architecture" to nudge people toward the best decisions for ourselves, our families, and our society, without restricting our freedom of choice.
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