The Drunkard's Walk

The Drunkard's Walk How Randomness Rules Our Lives

'Often historical, occasionally hysterical, and consistently smart and funny, this book challenges everything we think we know about how the world works' Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness Randomness and uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at understanding them? Leonard Mlodinow reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting, winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense of a blood test. The Drunkard's Walk is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world - read it, so you won't be left a victim of chance. 'Delightful . . . Our lives may be shaped by chance, but they are enriched by awareness - just the sort of awareness that this fascinating book will give you' Guardian 'Mlodinow writes in a breezy style, interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists . . . The result is a readable crash course in randomness' The New York Times 'Please read The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow, a history, explanation, and exaltation of probability theory . . . The results are mind-bending' Fortune
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