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Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

by Laurence Gonzales

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ISBN13: 9780393058383
ISBN10: 0393058387
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Laurence Gonzales shows how modern society has made us lazy and susceptible to previously unknown threats. "Curiosity, awareness, attention," he writes. "Those are the tools of our everyday survival...we all must be scientists at heart or be victims of forces that we don't understand."

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. Whether you are climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder, Everyday Survivalwill change the way you view your choices in our complex, dangerous, and quickly changing world.

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The author of the bestselling "Deep Survival" once again turns to the cutting edge of science to illustrate how people can best use the lessons of evolutionary history to overcomes the hazards of everyday life.

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The author of the life-changing bestseller Deep Survivalonce again brings us revelations about ourselves from the cutting edge of science.
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About the Author

Laurence Gonzales has lectured before groups ranging from the Santa Fe Institute to Legg Mason Capital Management and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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ISBN:
9780393058383
Subtitle:
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Author:
Gonzales, Laurence
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
Intellect
Subject:
Life skills
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Evolution
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
9.34x6.40x.98 in. 1.23 lbs.
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