James Surowiecki is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes the popular business column, “The Financial Page.” His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Artforum, Wired, and Slate. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
www.wisdomofcrowds.com
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Malcolm Gladwell.... The Wisdom of Crowds ranges far and wide.”
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–Entertainment Weekly“Clearly and persuasively written.”
–Newsday“Convincingly argues that under the right circumstances,
it’s the crowd that’s wiser than even society’s smartest
individuals. New Yorker business columnist Surowiecki enlivens his
argument with dozens of illuminating anecdotes and case studies
from business, social psychology, sports and everyday life.”
–Entertainment Weekly“The author has a knack for translating the
most algebraic of research papers into bright expository prose.”
–The New York Times Book Review"Dazzling . . . one of those books
that will turn your world upside down. It's an adventure story, a
manifesto, and the most brilliant book on business, society, and
everyday life that I've read in years." –Malcolm Gladwell, author
of The Tipping Point “Surowiecki’s clear writing and well-chosen
examples render complicated mathematical and sociological theories
easy to grasp. . . . [His] accounts of how the wisdom of crowds has
formed the world we live in will thrill trivia mavens–and may make
a better investor (or football coach) out of anyone who takes its
conclusions to heart.” –Time Out New York"This book should be in
every thinking businessperson's library. Without exception." –Po
Bronson, author of What Should I Do With My Life?
“Drawing from biology, behavioral economics, and computer science,
Surowiecki offers answers to such timeless–and often
rhetorical–questions as “Why does the line you’re standing in
always seem to move the slowest?” and “Why is there so much garbage
on TV?” The result is a highly original set of conclusions about
how our world works.” –Seed Magazine“As readers of Surowiecki’s
writings in The New Yorker will know, he has a rare gift for
combining rigorous thought with entertaining example. [The Wisdom
of Crowds] is packed with amusing ideas that leave the reader
feeling better-educated.” –Financial Times (London)“The book is
deeply researched and well-written, and the result is a fascinating
read.” –Deseret Morning News"Jim Surowiecki has done the near
impossible. He's taken what in other hands would be a dense and
difficult subject and given us a book that is engaging, surprising,
and utterly persuasive. The Wisdom of Crowds will change the way
you think about markets, economics, and a large swatch of everyday
life." –Joe Nocera, editorial director of Fortune magazine and
author of A Piece of the Action “Makes a compelling case.” –The
Gazette (Montreal)“Deftly compressing a small library’s worth of
research into a single slim and readable volume, the Financial Page
columnist at The New Yorker makes his bid to capture the zeitgeist
as his colleague Malcolm Gladwell did with The Tipping Point. . . .
The author has produced something surprising and new: a
sociological tract as gripping as a good novel.” –Best
Life“Surowiecki is a patient and vivid writer with a knack for
telling examples.” –Denver Post "Most crowds of readers would agree
that Jim Surowiecki is one of the most interesting journalists
working today. Now he has written a book that will exceed even
their expectations. Anyone open to re-thinking their most basic
assumptions–people who enjoyed The Tipping Point, say–will love
this book." –Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball
“Surowiecki’s is a big-idea book.” –Salon.com"It has become
increasingly recognized that the average opinions of groups is
frequently more accurate than most individuals in the group. The
author has written a most interesting survey of the many studies in
this area and discussed the limits as well as the achievements of
self-organization." –Kenneth Arrow, winner of the Nobel Prize in
Economics and Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford
University“Clever and surprising.... The originality and sheer
number of demonstrations of the impressive power of collective
thinking provided here are fascinating, and oddly comforting.”
–Bookforum“An illuminating book.” –Detroit Free Press
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