What the Luck?

2018-02-08 Business & Economics

Author : Gary Smith
Release : 2018-02-08
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 657/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis What the Luck? by : Gary Smith

Download or read book What the Luck? written by Gary Smith. This book was released on 2018-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We underestimate the importance of luck in our lives. We think too highly of the golfer who wins the British Open and, if he loses the next tournament, we speculate that he slacked off. Although the winner is surely an excellent golfer, good luck in how the ball bounced and how it rolled afterwards outside of the golfer's control also played an important role. An insufficient appreciation of chance can wreak all kinds of mischief not only in sports, but also education, medicine, business, politics and elsewhere. Perfectly natural, random variation can lead us to attach meaning to the meaningless. Freakonomics showed how economic calculations can explain seemingly counter-intuitive decision-making. Thinking, Fast and Slow, helped readers identify a host of small cognitive errors that can lead to miscalculations and irrational thought. In What the Luck? statistician and author, Gary Smith, sets himself a similar goal, and explains - in clear, understandable, and witty prose - how a statistical understanding of luck can change the way we see just about every aspect of our lives.

Luck

2001-03-15 Philosophy

Author : Nicholas Rescher
Release : 2001-03-15
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 271/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Luck by : Nicholas Rescher

Download or read book Luck written by Nicholas Rescher. This book was released on 2001-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luck touches us all. "Why me?" we complain when things go wrong—though seldom when things go right. But although luck has a firm hold on all our lives, we seldom reflect on it in a cogent, concerted way. In Luck, one of our most eminent philosophers offers a realistic view of the nature and operation of luck to help us come to sensible terms with life in a chaotic world. Differentiating luck from fate (inexorable destiny) and fortune (mere chance), Nicholas Rescher weaves a colorful tapestry of historical examples, from the use of lots in the Old and New Testaments to Thomas Gataker’s treatise of 1619 on the great English lottery of 1612, from casino gambling to playing the stock market. Because we are creatures of limited knowledge who do and must make decisions in the light of incomplete information, Rescher argues, we are inevitably at the mercy of luck. It behooves us to learn more about it.

Luck

2013-04-01 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Ed Smith
Release : 2013-04-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 604/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Luck written by Ed Smith. This book was released on 2013-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Ed believed that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But when a freak accident at the crease at Lords prematurely ended Ed Smith's international cricketing career, it changed everything - and prompted him to look anew at his own life through the prism of luck.Tracing the history of the concepts of luck and fortune, destiny and fate, from the ancient Greeks to the present day - in religion, in banking, in politics - Ed Smith argues that the question of luck versus skill is as pertinent today as it ever has been. He challenges us to think again about privilege and opportunity, to re-examine the question of innate ability and of gifts and talents accidentally conferred at birth. Weaving in his personal stories - notably the chance meeting of a beautiful stranger who would become his wife on a train he seemed fated to miss - he puts to us the idea that in life, luck cannot be underestimated: without any means of explaining our differing lots in life, the world without luck is one in which you deserve every ill that befalls you, where envy dominates and averageness is the stifling ideal. Embracing luck leads us to a fresh reappraisal of the nature of success, opportunity and fairness.

The Indian Luck Book

2001 Astrology and gems

Author : Monisha Bharadwaj
Release : 2001
Genre : Astrology and gems
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Book Rating : 211/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Indian Luck Book written by Monisha Bharadwaj. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on ancient Sanskrit text, science and eastern wisdom, this title reveals traditional cultural practices that can become part of the readers personal philosophy. Readers can discover which colours, symbols, stones and gems have a significant impact on their moods and outlook. Readers may also increase their awareness of the events and relationships that promote optimum performance, and understand how these relate to the Sun and moon cycles that affect the course of events.

The Holy Book of Luck

2021-07-26 Body, Mind & Spirit

Author : A. Saed Alzein
Release : 2021-07-26
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Rating : 593/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Holy Book of Luck written by A. Saed Alzein. This book was released on 2021-07-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered about luck? What is luck? Is it blind force that hits randomly and changes people's lives for the better or worse? Is it rational energy with conscious purpose? The Holy Book of Luck is ''fascinating'' the first of its kind book challenging the outdated notion that hard work is the only way to success, It is not. Luck plays a major role in your success, and you can't do anything about it The Holy Book of Luck is the book which takes you on a pleasant journey to really change your perspective forever about luck and hard work.

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