| The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life |  | Authors: Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0393337170
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4012
EAN: 9780393337174
Publication Date: January 4, 2010
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“I am hard pressed to think of another book that can match the combination of practical insights and reading enjoyment.”—Steven Levitt Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it can only be mastered by developing a new way of seeing the world. Using a diverse array of rich case studies—from pop culture, TV, movies, sports, politics, and history—the authors show how nearly every business and personal interaction has a game-theory component to it. Mastering game theory will make you more successful in business and life, and this lively book is the key to that mastery. .
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 Great! February 15, 2010
M. Deyton
Shipped fast. The book is not the best book out there but it does give some interesting views and ideas about strategies in business.
 The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life February 5, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
It's nice to see that some things you learn in school can be taken with you later. //The Art of Strategy// shows that all of that math has practical value.
//The Art of Strategy// explores how game theory applies to business and life in general. Suffice it to say that means dealing with a lot of math. However, dealing with that math, and some relatively obscure math at that (at least for us non-mathematicians) does have some great payoff in that we learn a lot about how interrelated things can be; even the most obscure relationships are explored, and how they can affect your life and business. It's fun to explore those relationships, and the book is fun to read for as much math as there is. In that regard it's great that this book was written with great enthusiasm, and is one of those few academic books written with respect for its audience.
//The Art of Strategy// is one of those books that you will read and probably let your friends borrow; this book will definitely be one you want on your shelves to be re-read every so often.
Reviewed by Jamais Jochim
Brilliant January 13, 2010
fvardy (Berkeley, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wide ranging and written with exceptional clarity. This is by far the best lay man's book about game theory I have come across. A worthy successor to "Thinking Strategically."
The possibility of apply stathistics to reallity January 7, 2010
Edoardo Angeloni (Teramo , Italy)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book talks about the application of the game theory to the reallity, with important considerations related to the limits of this approach.
Because the reallity is uncertain, it is important to randomize this strategy, but we make it only if we know surely the model.
The question of the backward reasonning is related to the simulation of the movements and their reactions in a scenario. The simplest model is given by the sport.
The competition is more efficient if it admits a collective interest. For example the smoke industries talk often about the risks of cancer.
If the agency activities are considered by step, the results can be better. This fact often don't be true, because the game theory can work weakly.
good layman's intro to game theory October 4, 2009
hydrangea (NJ)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A good book for a slow entry into the world of game theory. Some things are a bit wordy and hard to understand with few pictures/mathematical formulas, but nonetheless it is a good practical book for getting your feet wet.
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