SuperSense

By Bruce M. Hood

Book Overview

"In an account chock full of real-world examples reinforced by experimental research, Hood's marvelous book is an important contribution to the psychological literature that is revealing the actuality of our very irrational human nature." -- Science

In the vein of Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, Mary Roach's Spook, and Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational, The Science of Superstition uses hard science to explain pervasive irrational beliefs and behaviors: from the superstitious rituals of sports stars, to the depreciated value of houses where murders were committed, to the adoration of Elvis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061452653
• ISBN13: 9780061452659
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"