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Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman.

by Bronson, Po, 1964-

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Twelve Large Print, 2013.

LP 302.14 B869t

Competition (Psychology)

Success -- Psychological aspects.

Failure (Psychology)

Alternate title:

Science of winning and losing

Large print ed.

vii, 498 p. (large print) : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-489)

Part I: Foundations. Introduction: parachutists and ballroom dancers ; The competition machine ; What goes down when the stakes go up -- Part II: Formation. How the worries 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.

Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sport, 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.

Merryman, Ashley.

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