02286cam a2200481 a 4500 92275 92275 17440382 BJBSDDR 20230410133036.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 120823s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng 2012033767 9781455515158 (hbk.) 9781455529551 (large print hbk.) 9781455515141 (trade pbk.) 9780091951566 0091951569 9780091951559 0091951550 DLC DLC DLC eng pcc BF 637 B869t 2013 302/.14 Bronson, Po, 1964- 25334 Top dog : the science of winning and losing / Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman. 1st ed. New York : Ebury Press, 2013. vi, 335 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-319) and index. Introduction: parachuters and ballroom dancers -- The competition machine -- What goes down when the stakes go up -- How the worriers can beat the warriors -- Even odds: why women need them and men don't -- The utter importance of pillow fights -- The difference between winning and not losing -- How one night of blackjack sped up the world economy -- The 'roid rage of chess -- The hierarchy of teams -- Michelangelo had an agent -- How the Black Sox cleaned up Wall Street. Why do some less talented students manage to consistently outperform their smarter classmates in crucial exams? Why are men typically prepared to gamble long odds and women aren't? Why do so many market leading-companies unnecessarily cede their number 1 position? This title deals with these questions Competition (Psychology) Success Psychological aspects. Failure (Psychology) Competencia (Psicología) 25337 Éxito 1213 Aspectos psicológicos. Fracaso (Psicología) 1098 Merryman, Ashley 25336 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 BF 637 B869t 2013 00000110337 2018-11-17 00:00:00 1 2018-11-17 BK