Blink : the power of thinking without thinking / Malcolm Gladwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Intuition.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (stamp) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

viii, 277 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : portraits ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2005.

Summary:

How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.

Contents:

The statue that didn't look right

The theory of thin slices: how a little bit of knowledge goes a long way

The locked door: the secret life of snap decisions

The Warren Harding error: why we fall for tall, dark, and handsome men

Paul Van Riper's big victory: creating structure for spontaneity

Kenna's dilemma: the right-and wrong-way to ask people what they want

Seven seconds in the Bronx: the delicate art of mind-reading

Conclusion: listening with your eyes: the lessons of blink.

Notes:

"First Edition: January 2005."

"Photographs in chapter 3 by Brooke Williams."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-262) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Banks Collection copy has embossed stamp "JB The Library of Joanna Banks".

ISBN:

0316172324 :

OCLC:

55679231