{"product_id":"being-wrong-adventures-in-the-margin-of-error-paperback","title":"Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Schulz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling history of and investigation into human error by beloved \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e writer Kathryn Schulz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise about a topic so central to our lives that we almost never even think about it.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Bill McKibben, author of \u003cem\u003eEarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom of Crowds \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Predictably Irrational, Being Wrong \u003c\/em\u003eexplores what it means to be in error, and why homo sapiens tend to tacitly assume (or loudly insist) that they are right about most everything. Kathryn Schulz argues that error is \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e fundamental human condition and should be celebrated as such. Guiding the reader through the history and psychology of error, from Socrates to Alan Greenspan, \u003cem\u003eBeing Wrong \u003c\/em\u003ewill change the way you perceive screw-ups, both of the mammoth and daily variety, forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo err is human. Yet most of us go through life assuming (and sometimes insisting) that we are right about nearly everything, from the origins of the universe to how to load the dishwasher. In \u003cem\u003eBeing Wrong\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist Kathryn Schulz explores why we find it so gratifying to be right and so maddening to be mistaken. Drawing on thinkers as varied as Augustine, Darwin, Freud, Gertrude Stein, Alan Greenspan, and Groucho Marx, she shows that error is both a given and a gift--one that can transform our worldviews, our relationships, and ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e--Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo err is human. Yet most of us go through life assuming (and sometimes insisting) that we are right about nearly everything, from the origins of the universe to how to load the dishwasher. In \u003cem\u003eBeing Wrong\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist Kathryn Schulz explores why we find it so gratifying to be right and so maddening to be mistaken. Drawing on thinkers as varied as Augustine, Darwin, Freud, Gertrude Stein, Alan Greenspan, and Groucho Marx, she shows that error is both a given and a gift--one that can transform our worldviews, our relationships, and ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915239289148,"sku":"9780061176050","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/b1ZDTjUrbWFJU0ZENTJ4RlZycXZiZz09.webp?v=1774361057","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/being-wrong-adventures-in-the-margin-of-error-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}