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When an experimental psychologist wins the Nobel Prize in Economics, one should sit up and ask: what is going on here? Daniel Kahneman's book more than answers that question. With amusing, graceful prose that is easy to read, even fun to read, Kahneman provides a new and very useful framework for thinking about thinking, and--while doing that--he fills in the framework with a plenty of amusing and intriguing stories. This framework and the theories about decision-making that hang on it have revolutionized traditional economics. This is a beautiful book intellectually, and it is a joy to read. You don't have to be a scholar to appreciate or enjoy it. Any intelligent reader will have no trouble getting through it quickly. Highly recommended.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
llon, January 19, 2012
When an experimental psychologist wins the Nobel Prize in Economics, one should sit up and ask: what is going on here? Daniel Kahneman's book more than answers that question. With amusing, graceful prose that is easy to read, even fun to read, Kahneman provides a new and very useful framework for thinking about thinking, and--while doing that--he fills in the framework with a plenty of amusing and intriguing stories. This framework and the theories about decision-making that hang on it have revolutionized traditional economics. This is a beautiful book intellectually, and it is a joy to read. You don't have to be a scholar to appreciate or enjoy it. Any intelligent reader will have no trouble getting through it quickly. Highly recommended.