Sway
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9780753520222
  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224

Sway

The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behaviour

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1 Jul 2010
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1 Apr 2009
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DISCOVER THE HIDDEN FORCES THAT SABOTAGE RATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Why are we more likely to fall in love when we feel in danger?

Why would an experienced pilot disregard his training and the rules of the aviation industry, leading to the deadliest airline crash in history?

Why do we find it near-impossible to re-evaluate our first impressions of a person or situation, even when the evidence shows we were wrong?

Discover the answers in Sway.

We all believe we are rational beings, yet the truth is that we're much more prone to irrational behaviour than we realise or like to admit. In this compelling book, Ori and Rom Brafman reveal why. Looking at irrational behaviour in fields as diverse as medicine, archaeology and the legal system, they chart the psychological undercurrents that influence even our most basic decisions. In doing so they draw on the latest research in social psychology and behavioural economics to reveal the irresistible forces that sway us all.

Sway is a fascinating insight into the way we all behave and will change the way you view the world.
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9780753520222
  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224
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About the authors

Ori Brafman

Ori Brafman is an organisational business consultant, and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Sway and the critically acclaimed book The Starfish and the Spider. He lectures internationally in front of Fortune 500, government and military audiences. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Rom Brafman is a psychologist with a private practice in Palo Alto, California and the co-author of Sway. He has won awards for excellence in teaching and promoting positive human growth.

They both live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rom Brafman

Ori Brafman is an organisational business consultant, and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Sway and the critically acclaimed book The Starfish and the Spider. He lectures internationally in front of Fortune 500, government and military audiences. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Rom Brafman is a psychologist with a private practice in Palo Alto, California and the co-author of Sway. He has won awards for excellence in teaching and promoting positive human growth.

They both live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Praise for Sway

A breathtaking book that will challenge your every thought, Sway hovers above the intersection of Blink and Freakonomics.

Tom Rath, co-author of the New York Times Number 1 bestseller 'How Full Is Your Bucket?'

A worthy companion to Malcolm Gladwell at his best. One of those rare books that explains the obvious in ways that are not obvious at all

Kirkus Reviews

A breezy yet extremely thoughtful and intelligent work

Miami Herald

A unique and compulsively readable look at unseen behavioural forces

Fortune

A breezy introduction to the science of decision making ... shows the many ways in which logical thought can be subverted or "swayed"

Wall Street Journal

Many come to claim the crown of Freakonomics ... this is a valid pretender to the throne

The Bookseller