The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life | 
 enlarge | Authors: Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3329
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 0393062430
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4012
EAN: 9780393062434
ASIN: 0393062430
Publication Date: September 29, 2008
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Product Description
The authors who brought you the bestseller in game theory, Thinking Strategically, now provide the long-awaited sequel.
Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it can only be mastered by developing a new way of seeing the world. Using a diverse array of rich case studies—from pop culture, TV, movies, sports, politics, and history—the authors show how nearly every business and personal interaction has a game-theory component to it. Are the winners of reality-TV contests instinctive game theorists? Do big-time investors see things that most people miss? What do great poker players know that you don't? Mastering game theory will make you more successful in business and life, and this lively book is the key to that mastery.
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Game Theory For Work AND non-Work Situations November 7, 2008
Matthew L. Sadler (San Francisco Bay Area)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you like "game theory" -- or want to know what game theory is -- this could be the best book out there. Certainly there are more scholarly pieces on game theory, but this book is an A+ for its accessible writing, its use of examples that are interesting and a clear approach to point out how game theory comes into play every day for every person, whether we realize it or not. This book helps you understand the decision process in cooperative and competitive situations. It is better to know the "game" and how it is being played, than having the game played on you unwittingly. Highly recommended.
Also highly recommended, but more specifically for business applications, is Co-opetition, co-authored by Barry Nalebuff who is a co-author of The Art of Strategy.
A Great Success October 4, 2008
George Michas
5 out of 23 found this review helpful
"What do I do when I reach the top of the mountain?" the young man asked the master.
"Keep on climbing," replied the master.
Dixit and Nalebuff got to the top of the mountain with the first edition of this book in 1991. They have continued to climb the last 17 years.
I know of no higher praise.
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