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Item specifics
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- Release Year
- 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668006528
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1668006529
ISBN-13
9781668006528
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13061235305
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fluke : Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything Wedo Matters
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Social Psychology, Forecasting, Personal Growth / Success
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Self-Help, Business & Economics, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-385413
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20240115
Reviews
"In truth we are subject to a ceaseless barrage of unpredictable, but life-changing, events. Marshalling a series of provocative examples, Brian Klaas paints a convincing picture of the central role of randomness, and why there can nevertheless be a bit of order amid the chaos." --Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far 2024 Waterstones Best Book of 2024 "Provides a captivating illustration of the follies of trying to model and forecast the unpredictable world we inhabit [and also] entertainingly reminds us that modern society is a complex adaptive system...Fascinating." --Financial Times, "Drawing on many disciplines, this fascinating book explores the combination of chaos and order that governs our lives and probes the deep question of whether we truly have free will." --Mervyn King, co-author of Radical Uncertainty and former Governor of the Bank of England, "Am I an accident? Do I matter? Klaas expertly weaves riveting stories about real people, posing deep questions with uncertain answers. Self-exploration is a journey into the unknown, and Klaas is a genial guide." --Donald D. Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes, " Fluke is the intellectual equivalent of a slap across the face...Klaas's beautifully written application of chaos theory to human experience won't just shift your paradigm, it'll detonate it." --Jonathan Gottschall, author of The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, " Fluke is the intellectual equivalent of a slap across the face that sends the reader reeling out of the comforts of 'storybook reality' and into the turbulence of real life. Klaas's beautifully written application of chaos theory to human experience won't just shift your paradigm, it'll detonate it." --Jonathan Gottschall, author of The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, "Klaas calls attention to the way chance redirects our lives and spins us into new orbits, showing how we can be energized by all of the jostling....A must read!" --Maya Shankar, founder of the White House Social and Behavior Sciences Team and creator of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, "Consistently gripping--dazzling in its sweep and thrillingly brain-twisting in its arguments." --Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and Persian Fire, "Klaas expertly weaves riveting stories about real people, posing deep questions with uncertain answers. Self-exploration is a journey into the unknown, and Klaas is a genial guide." --Donald D. Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes, "A brilliant meditation on the eternal clash between chaos and order, and determinism and freedom. Klaas grapples with some of the most difficult, mind-bending questions of our time--or any time--[and] makes these heady topics a blast to read." --Scott Patterson, New York Times bestselling author of Chaos Kings and The Quants, " At this book's fascinating core is the idea that all of our actions count because of the web of connectivity that envelops us. Brian Klaas is masterful in surfacing stories of history upended on a whim." --Jonah Berger, New York Times bestselling author of Contagious, "Fluke breathtakingly ranges across a dozen different disciplines, challenging us to see the world differently. At this book's fascinating core is the idea that all of our actions count because of the web of connectivity that envelops us. Brian Klaas is masterful in surfacing stories of history upended on a whim. In pulling back the curtain, he lessens the sometimes weighty feeling that our destinies are entirely up to us while sowing hope that unexpected brightness can suddenly appear on the horizon." --Jonah Berger, New York Times bestselling author of Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst, "Klaas explores how seemingly inconsequential actions have life-changing consequences. This utterly captivating book will make you rethink everything you have ever done." --Sabine Hossenfelder, physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
Dewey Decimal
123/.3
Synopsis
This "captivating illustration of the follies of trying to model and forecast the unpredictable world" ( Financial Times ) is both "empowering" ( The New Statesman , UK) and "compelling" ( New Scientist ) as it challenges our most fundamental assumptions--by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas, whom Prospect magazine has named one of the world's "Top 25 Thinkers." If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and then press play, would everything turn out the same? Or could making an accidental phone call or missing an exit off the highway change not just your life, but history itself? In Fluke , myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas takes a deep-dive into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people's neat and tidy version of reality. The book's argument is that we willfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives--and our societies--could be radically different. Offering an entirely new lens, Fluke explores how our world really works, driven by strange interactions and apparently random events. How did one couple's vacation cause 100,000 people to die? Does our decision to hit the snooze button in the morning radically alter the trajectory of our lives? And has the evolution of humans been inevitable, or are we simply the product of a series of freak accidents? Drawing on social science, chaos theory, history, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, Klaas provides a brilliantly fresh look at why things happen--all while providing mind-bending lessons on how we can live smarter, be happier, and lead more fulfilling lives., This "captivating illustration of the follies of trying to model and forecast the unpredictable world" ( Financial Times ) is both "empowering" ( The New Statesman , UK) and "compelling" ( New Scientist ) as it challenges our most fundamental assumptions--by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas. If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and then press play, would everything turn out the same? Or could making an accidental phone call or missing an exit off the highway change not just your life, but history itself? In Fluke , myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas takes a deep-dive into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people's neat and tidy version of reality. The book's argument is that we willfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives--and our societies--could be radically different. Offering an entirely new lens, Fluke explores how our world really works, driven by strange interactions and apparently random events. How did one couple's vacation cause 100,000 people to die? Does our decision to hit the snooze button in the morning radically alter the trajectory of our lives? And has the evolution of humans been inevitable, or are we simply the product of a series of freak accidents? Drawing on social science, chaos theory, history, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, Klaas provides a brilliantly fresh look at why things happen--all while providing mind-bending lessons on how we can live smarter, be happier, and lead more fulfilling lives.
LC Classification Number
HM1033.K595 2024
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- s***o (273)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe item’s appearance is much better than I expected. The physical condition is exactly as described in the listing. In my honest opinion, the quality of this item makes this the perfect addition to my collection. The value of this transaction was increased due to the seller’s prompt responses in securely packaging and shipping the item. Thank you for the opportunity to purchase this! I recommend this seller and I’ve added the seller to my Follow List.
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- r***k (92)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAAA+++ Book arrived on time & undamaged. Could have been protected by a box but came came shipped in bubble shipping slip. Lucky I guess. As advertised used but in like new condition. Sells else where for around $100.00 locally. Price was worth the chance. Collection book for my wife & made her happy. Would buy again but hope for better packing for a hard cover book. Quick shipping
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- s***o (273)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe item’s appearance is much better than I expected. The physical condition is exactly as described in the listing. In my honest opinion, the quality of this item makes this the perfect addition to my collection. The value of this transaction was increased due to the seller’s prompt responses in securely packaging and shipping the item. Thank you for the opportunity to purchase this! I recommend this seller and I’ve added the seller to my Follow List.
- p***c (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrived in great condition. It was described accurately. It was shipped in a bubble mailer, so there was some minor damage to it on edges. No big deal, still worth the price! Seller was communicative and recieved my message when I dmed them about an issue.The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol... (#365568611637)
- r***k (92)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAAA+++ Book arrived on time & undamaged. Could have been protected by a box but came came shipped in bubble shipping slip. Lucky I guess. As advertised used but in like new condition. Sells else where for around $100.00 locally. Price was worth the chance. Collection book for my wife & made her happy. Would buy again but hope for better packing for a hard cover book. Quick shipping