false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255645000m/3548785.jpg 3548785 2 Laurence Gonzales turns his talent for gripping narrative, knowledge of the way our minds and bodies work, and bottomless curiosity about the world to the topic of how we can best use the lessons of our evolutionary history to overcome the hazards of everyday life. He finds that natural laws profoundly affect our actions, and he reveals the hidden causes and costs of our behavior, whether as individuals or as a species whose decisions may be leading to darker times. <P>Whether you are climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder, <i>Everyday Survival</i> will change the way you view your choices in our complex, dangerous, and quickly changing world.<P>Unabridged on 10 CDs. 3590831 15 9 2008 Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things total:48|5:11|4:17|3:13|2:6|1:1| 48 175 97 16 5 1 false false Sun Mar 22 13:06:22 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 12:08:14 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 13:06:22 -0700 2009 Gonzales approaches human error from several perspectives: psychology, sociology, cognitive science, evolution, and philosophy. I expected the book to deal with the psychology of error and fallibility but the scope is much ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 11 09:13:34 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 09:26:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 29 12:41:29 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 22:44:55 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 07:43:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 21:14:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 16:34:12 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 17:03:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 19:49:32 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:09:43 -0700 2009
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