false 2527900 6 Every day we make decisions on topics ranging from the personal investments we select to the schools we pick for our children to the foods we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, as authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein astutely observe, we don&#8217;t always choose well. The reason, the authors explain, is that we all are susceptible to cognitive biases and blunders that make us human, fallible, and prone to error. Thaler and Sunstein invite us to enter an alternative world, one that recognizes our humanness as a given. They show that the way we think can be used to our advantage: it is possible to design environments that make it more likely for us to act in our own interests. Using colorful examples from all aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting the full menu of choices available to us. <i>Nudge</i> offers a unique new take; from neither the left nor the right; on many hot-button issues, and is one of the most engaging and provocative books to come along in years. - Publisher statement 2535409 8 4 2008 Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness total:801|5:101|4:334|3:288|2:66|1:12| 801 2849 2121 230 4 5 false false Sun Feb 08 02:46:44 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 04:09:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 20:48:41 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 15:41:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 18:21:33 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 20:03:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 14:29:08 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 19:23:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 10:12:29 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 10:34:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 22:00:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 22:08:08 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 16:11:01 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 16:27:00 -0700 2009 Predictably Irrational and Made to Stick both explore ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 20:08:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 20:15:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 07 08:50:43 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 10:21:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 17:08:12 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:10:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 16:01:49 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 16:18:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 15:17:54 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:17:09 -0700 2009 Now TH...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 09:37:34 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 16:13:14 -0700 2009
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