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Genre/Form: | Nonfiction |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Barry Schwartz |
ISBN: | 0060005688 9780060005689 0060005696 9780060005696 9780965804820 0965804828 9780062449924 0062449923 |
OCLC Number: | 52301582 |
Description: | xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Prologue : The paradox of choice : a road map -- pt. 1. When we choose -- ch. 1. Let's go shopping -- ch. 2. New choices -- pt. 2. How we choose -- ch. 3. Deciding and choosing -- ch. 4. When only the best will do -- pt. 3. Why we suffer -- ch. 5. Choice and happiness -- ch 6. Missed opportunities -- ch. 7. "If only" : the problem of regret -- ch. 8. Why decisions disappoint : the problem of adaptation -- ch. 9. Why everything suffers from comparison -- ch. 10. Whose fault is it? : choice, disappointment, and depression -- pt. 4. What we can do -- ch. 11. What to do about choice -- Notes -- Index. |
Responsibility: | Barry Schwartz. |
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"Brilliant... The case Schwartz makes... is compelling, the implications disturbing... An insightful book." -- Christian Science Monitor "An insightful study that winningly argues its subtitle." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Schwartz lays out a convincing argument... [He] is a crisp, engaging writer with an excellent sense of pace." -- Austin American-Statesman "Schwartz offers helpful suggestions of how we can manage our world of overwhelming choices." -- St. Petersburg Times "Wonderfully readable." -- Washington Post "Schwartz has plenty of insightful things to say about the perils of everyday life." -- Booklist "With its clever analysis, buttressed by sage New Yorker cartoons, The Paradox of Choice is persuasive." -- BusinessWeek Read more...


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