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Author: Daniel Kahneman
ISBN: 9780739357996

By: Daniel Kahneman

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Read By: Patrick Egan Publisher: Random House Audio Listen Time: 20.00 hours at 1.0x Speed 13.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 10.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780739357996

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202

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09:48 minutes

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05 seconds

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05:57 minutes

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Publisher Description

The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening summary of his life's work. It will change the way you think about thinking. Two systems drive the way we think and make choices, Kahneman explains: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, he shows where we can trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking, contrasting the two-system view of the mind with the standard model of the rational economic agent. Kahneman's singularly influential work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. In this path-breaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal lives--and how we can guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Includes a bonus PDF of illustrations, scientific charts, graphs, and diagrams

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"Another good book that helps us identify what our brain is doing. Where it's strengths and weaknesses lie. I believe another good book you should read with respect to this is "Stumbling on Happiness". I think my biggest take away from this book is that human beings do not act anywhere near how economists wish us to act. We are not perfectly rational beings with respect to economics. The majority of us fail to make the proper probability, percentages, and risk calculations in mundane every day interactions. We also seem to be highly risk adverse even when taking more risk would be in our favor. Another good enlightening read by a Nobel laureate."
— Lucas (4 out of 5 stars)

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“Daniel Kahneman demonstrates forcefully in his new book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, how easy it is for humans to swerve away from rationality.”
— Washington Post
“We must be grateful to Kahneman for giving us in this book a joyful understanding of the practical side of our personalities.”
— New York Times Book Review

Awards

A New York Times bestseller
A USA Today bestseller
A 2011 New York Times Best Book for Nonfiction
Winner of the 2011 ALA Notable Book for Nonfiction
A 2011 Barnes & Noble Best Book for Nonfiction
Winner of the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize
A Washington Post bestseller
A 2011 Wall Street Journal Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2011 Economist Best Book
A 2011 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
A Los Angeles Times bestseller
An NPR bestseller
A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller
An iTunes Top Seller
A Publishers Weekly bestseller
A #1 Library Journal bestseller

Thinking, Fast and Slow Listener Reviews

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" The book gives clear insights based on research. It's a great read, if you like cognitive psychology. "
— Kenneth, 2/19/2014
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" Nothing wrong with this book an editor couldn't cure! "
— Bill, 2/19/2014
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" Most parts very insightful, surprising findings. With all books about psychology, you have to take the experiments (and their repeatability) with a grain of salt. "
— Florian, 2/17/2014
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" This was really fun. I especially enjoyed the information relating to the "experiencing self" and the self seen in memory. Also the plethora of gambling examples is always fun. Interesting bit there about people with colostomy's there at the end. I actually just acquired an illeostomy myself and can sympathize with the sentiment. "
— Cassandra, 2/12/2014
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" This is by far the best book on psychology I have ever read, and I had actually read bits and pieces of it before I picked up the book itself. The text is fairly dense at times but it is totally worth dedicating your time to because you will go away understanding your own thinking processes a little better which might help you to shake off some of the cognitive distortions that inevitably cloud our perception of the world. "
— Alena, 1/25/2014
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" WOW! Sometimes it's good to struggle with a dense book, and this one took me a while. Incredible insights and concepts. "
— Whitney, 1/20/2014
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" This book had many interesting ideas which I felt compelled to share with others. It really challenged my thinking. It did remind me a bit of a textbook (in good and bad ways), in that the author crammed in a lot of ideas and theories without a narrative flow. "
— Heather, 1/20/2014
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" Non fiction "
— Michael, 1/1/2014
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" Interesting at first, but begins to drag after the first 200 pages or so. I only skimmed from about page 300, as it was that or abandon the book. "
— Vireya, 12/31/2013
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" This book gives good insight in the sub liminal processes and their impact "
— Peter, 11/19/2013
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" Fantastic! So brilliant, so applied to real life, so relevant! "
— Gina, 11/15/2013
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" Interesting but tedious. "
— Paula, 11/5/2013
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" One of the best books I've read by the father of behavioral psychology. Kahneman's influence is tremendous, this book is full of excellent anecdotes and stories. Read it now. "
— David, 10/28/2013
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" Very technical, hard to read. I couldn't finish it. "
— Gina, 8/19/2013
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" Started out very interesting, but became a bit repetitive at the end. Could have been a five-star book for me if it had been shorter. "
— Ed, 8/13/2013
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" I think this may be the most important psychology book written in a long time- I predict it will be standard reading in undergraduate psych courses along with Freud and Piaget before too long. A framework that is both very fresh and new (to me) that intuitively makes a lot of sense. "
— Carrie, 2/12/2013
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" Really enjoyed this book - and a pretty quick read for a thick non-fiction tome. It made me think about how decisions are made and how decisions can be made for us by how the question is asked. Wow. "
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" I really liked this explaination of how the brain works. It's kind of like "right and left" but even more usuable. It helped me a lot in dealing with different people. "
— Rob, 5/9/2012
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" the best book I've read this year. bursting with insights about the way we think. "
— Will, 10/31/2011
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" obsessed. got it an audio. interesting accompaniment to law school coursework and judicial analysis/intepretation. "
— Kal, 10/30/2011

About Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and a professor of public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is the only non-economist to have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences; it was awarded to him in 2002 for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision-making.

About Patrick Egan

Patrick Egan is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Miguel Nicolelis’ Beyond Boundaries, Peter Guber’s Tell to Win, Harvey Sachs’ The Ninth, and numerous others.