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The drunkard's walk how randomness rules our lives

Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.

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  • "Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance."@en
  • "Examines ways in which events are governed by chance."@en
  • "An irreverent look at how randomness influences our lives, and how our successes and failures are far more dependent on chance events than we recognize."@en
  • "An irreverent look at how randomness influences our lives, and how our successes and failures are far more dependent on chance events than we recognize."
  • "In this irreverent and illuminating audiobook, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance ..."@en
  • "[An] irreverent ... book [that] shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance. -Dust jacket."
  • "Leonard Mlodinow, a celebrated writer and scientist, reveals a fascinating look at how chance plays an important part in day-to-day life. Chronicling the stories of actors, sports players, and his own Holocaust nightmare, Mlodinow journeys into the random parts of life that is too often misinterpreted or completely ignored."@en

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  • "The drunkard's walk how randomness rules our lives"@en
  • "The drunkard's walk : how randomness rules our lives"@en
  • "The drunkard's walk:[ Book on CD] how randomness rules our lives"@en
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