{"product_id":"the-drunkards-walk-how-randomness-rules-our-lives","title":"The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this irreverent and illuminating book  acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness  change  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 cases  when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.  The rise and fall of your favorite movie star of the most reviled CEO--in fact  of all our destinies--reflects as much as planning and innate abilities. Even the legendary Roger Maris  who beat Babe Ruths single-season home run record  was in all likelihood not great but just lucky. And it might be shocking to realize that you are twice as likely to be killed in a car accident on your way to buying a lottery ticket than you are to win the lottery.  How could it have happened that a wine was given five out of five stars  the highest rating  in one journal and in another it was called the worst wine of the decade? Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how wine ratings  school grades  political polls  and many other things in daily life are less reliable than we believe. By showing us the true nature of change and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge the world around us  Mlodinow gives fresh insight into what is really meaningful and how we can make decisions based on a deeper truth. From the classroom to the courtroom  from financial markets to supermarkets  from the doctors office to the Oval Office  Mlodinows insights will intrigue  awe  and inspire.  Offering readers not only a tour of randomness  chance  and probability but also a new way of looking at the world  this original  unexpected journey reminds us that much in our lives is about as predictable as the steps of a stumbling man fresh from a night at the bar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983654449205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0375424040","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780375424045.jpg?v=1770805023","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-drunkards-walk-how-randomness-rules-our-lives","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}