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2021.
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English
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Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients—or that two judges in the same courthouse give markedly different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Suppose that different interviewers at the same firm make different decisions about indistinguishable job applicants—or that when a company is handling customer complaints, the resolution depends on who happens to answer the phone. Now imagine...
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"A must-have manual for optimizing decision-making, gaining competitive advantage, and living a more intentional life"--
"AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to think clearly. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to think in the first place. You might believe you’re thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all likelihood, when the pressure is on,...
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"The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn't Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision-making, a game-changing method for anyone at a crossroads in life"--
"The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn't Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision making, telling the story of his life through the choices he's made using this revolutionary method. "The best guide I've read to...
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Whether buying a pair of jeans or applying to college, everyday decisions, big and small, have become increasingly complex due to the abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction--but choice overload can make you question your decisions before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for...
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"From the creators of podcast Good Moms Bad Choices comes a refreshing and honest take on what being a "good" mother truly means-inviting moms of all kinds to embark on a healing journey that unlearns old scripts about motherhood"--
"The creators of the beloved podcast Good Moms Bad Choices challenge outdated notions of what being a “good” mother truly means—inviting moms of all kinds to embark on a healing journey that unlearns old scripts...
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Orchard View Press
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English
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"Are you having trouble deciding whether or not to become a parent? Are you under pressure from family and friends? Unsettled by feelings of guilt or ambivalence? Unsure whether you will regret your decision in later years? The Baby Decision offers a clear path to finding the answers to all of these questions"--Back cover.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even great challenge: decision...
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Random House
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English
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A boy has a difficult time making decisions even though there is a vocal bunch of Hunches to help him.
'A classic Dr. Seuss story about the difficulty of making up one's mind! From the beloved author of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Lorax—this is the perfect book to inspire children to overcome indecision and gain confidence in their choices! It's awfully awfully awful When you can't make up your mind! Do you want to kick a football?...
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In The Madman Theory, Jim Sciutto shows how Trump's supporters assume he has a strategy for long-term success – that he is somehow playing three-dimensional chess. Now that we are four years into his presidency, we can see his unpredictable focus on short-term headlines has in fact lead to predictably mediocre results in the short and long run. Trump’s foreign policy has undermined American values and national security interests, while hurting...
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2023.
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English
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"Two sisters fight for their legacy while breaking out of their comfort zones in this new women's fiction novel by Ali Brady, author of The Beach Trap. Sisters Hannah and Libby need to make a big change. The PR agency they inherited from their grandmother-her pride and joy, her legacy-is failing, and clients are leaving left and right. They're about to lose hope until in walks Big Betty, a well-known self-help guru of the famed Ted Talk "Crushing...
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Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Draws on lessons from cognitive science, social psychology, military strategy, and other disciplines to discuss how to take a deliberative approach to making consequential, long-term decisions.
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Crown Business
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c2013
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English
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Explains how to overcome natural biases and irrational thinking to make better decisions in work and life, drawing on extensive studies and research to outline specific strategies for enabling clear-headed thinking.
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Hill and Wang, A division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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The internationally renowned author Dan Ariely is known for his incisive investigations into the messy business of decision-making. Now, in Amazing Decisions, his unique perspectiveinformed by behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychologycomes alive in the graphic form. The illustrator Matt R. Trowers playful and expressive artwork captures the lessons of Arielys groundbreaking research as they explore the essential question: How can we make...
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"A guide to the inner workings of how decisions are made-and an essential toolkit for helping others make decisions better. Plenty of books dwell on the faults in our decision-making or offer advice on how to make better choices. The Elements of Choice goes one step further, and explains how we can design better end-to-end decision-making processes. Going well beyond the familiar concepts of nudges and defaults, Eric J. Johnson offers a comprehensive,...
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