The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You

by Mark Buchanan

Book Overview

The idiosyncrasies of human decision-making have confounded economists and social theorists for years. If each person makes choices for personal (and often irrational) reasons, how can people's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596910135
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.9" x 5.5"