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Hardcover The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Book

ISBN: 0385546475

ISBN13: 9780385546478

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

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"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan
"A classic" --Simon Kuper, Financial Times

An economist explains five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world

Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can...

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I feel like the stupid one for buying this book.

This book is a better bumpersticker than book. It really only needs to be 4 pages long. The rest of the books text is just meaningless explanations of graphs without any data as evidence to back up his assertions.
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