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Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
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- ISBN: 9781455515158 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781455515141 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: vi, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Twelve, c2013.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-319) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: parachutists and ballroom dancers -- The competition machine -- What goes down when the stakes go up -- How the worriers can beat the warriors -- Even odds: why women need them and men don't -- The utter importance of pillow fights -- The difference between winning and not losing -- How one night of blackjack sped up the world economy -- The 'roid rage of chess -- The hierarchy of teams -- Michelangelo had an agent -- How the Black Sox cleaned up Wall Street. |
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| Subject: | Competition (Psychology) Success > Psychological aspects. Failure (Psychology) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Main | 302.14 B789t (Text) | 31307020596591 | Storage | Available | - |
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Table of Contents
Top Dog : The Science of Winning and Losing
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Part I | Foundations | |
| 1 | Introduction/Parachutists and Ballroom Dancers | p. 3 |
| 2 | The Competition Machine | p. 22 |
| 3 | What Goes Down When the Stakes Go Up | p. 42 |
| Part II | Formation | |
| 4 | How the Worriers Can Beat the Warriors | p. 63 |
| 5 | Even Odds: Why Women Need Them and Men Don't | p. 84 |
| 6 | The Utter Importance of Pillow Fights | p. 105 |
| Part III | Individual | |
| 7 | The Difference between Winning and Not Losing | p. 129 |
| 8 | How One Night of Blackjack Sped Up the World Economy | p. 149 |
| 9 | The 'Roid Rage of Chess | p. 172 |
| Part IV | Collective | |
| 10 | The Hierarchy of Teams | p. 193 |
| 11 | Michelangelo Had an Agent | p. 210 |
| 12 | How the Black Sox Cleaned Up Wall Street | p. 230 |
| Selected Sources and References | p. 241 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 321 | |
| Index | p. 325 |
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