{"product_id":"luck-understanding-luck-and-improving-the-odds-9780307347503","title":"Luck: Understanding Luck and Improving the Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever noticed that you talk about luck every day of your life? Luck is your silent companion  sometimes bringing awesome parking spaces  a chance meeting with a new love interest  or a small windfall. Most of the time you probably dont even pay attention to luck. Chances are  you only really think about luck when you buy a lottery ticket or participate in a contest.  Luck is so much more than that.  If you take steps to live longer by eating right and exercising  why wouldnt you also take similar steps to improve your good fortune? Barrie Dolnick and Anthony Davidson asked themselves this very question  and set out to study luck and decipher how it works. In this insightful and engaging book  they share the secrets theyve uncovered so you can use luck more effectively in your day-to-day life. Where does luck originate? Does one need to be born lucky in order to be lucky? Answering these and many other pressing questions  Dolnick and Davidson investigate both ancient and scientific approaches to luck. From early man to famous rationalists  luck has been prayed for  played with  and courted. Youll learn how ancient practices such as the I Ching  astrology  tarot  and numerology have been used to understand luck  and how great mathematicians studied lucksome guided by their own interest in gambling. Every- one wants to be lucky. Once you know the fundamentals of luck  the authors take you through your own Personal Luck Profile so that you can use this wisdom and try your luck. People do a lot of weird things to improve their luckand now you can make smart choices and informed decisions about how to play with yours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651787972661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0307347508","price":248.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780307347503.jpg?v=1781840814","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/luck-understanding-luck-and-improving-the-odds-9780307347503","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}