Synopses & Reviews
John McDonald looks at the elusive thread of opposition and conflict that runs through human interrelationships, from the striking of a bargain to the clash of war. He discusses poker; game theory, as it applies to games but mainly to business; the strategies of buyers and sellers; and finally military and other applications.
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"A classic introduction [to game theory] for the general reader." Rob Norton
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Remarkably fine. --John Kenneth Galbraith
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Remarkably fine. --Fortune
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"Remarkably fine." Fortune
Synopsis
John McDonald looks at the elusive thread of opposition and conflict that runs through human interrelationships, from the striking of a bargain to the clash of war. He discusses poker; game theory, as it applies to games but mainly to business; the strategies of buyers and sellers; and finally military and other applications.
Synopsis
Whether your primary interest is to improve your card game or put together a political coalition, here you will be enjoyably instructed in an approach to strategy that has caught the imagination of a generation of readers.
About the Author
John McDonald lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.