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Mystery : a seduction, a strategy, a solution / Jonah Lehrer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lehrer, Jonah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mystery--Psychological aspects.
- Mystery.
- Curiosity--Social aspects.
- Curiosity.
- Social aspects.
- Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- Drawing on the fields of psychology, neuroscience and anthropology, a New York Times best-selling author unlocks the secrets of mystery's allure, shedding new light on everything from the formulas of our favorite detective shows to the calculated risks of the stock market.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Mystery Box
- ch. 2 The Magic Gasp
- ch. 3 The Power of Comic Sans
- ch. 4 Strategic Opacity
- ch. 5 The Duck-Rabbit
- ch. 6 The Infinite Game
- ch. 7 The Harkness Method.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245).
- ISBN:
- 9781501195877
- 1501195875
- OCLC:
- 1262990478
- Publisher Number:
- 99988365451
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