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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1244546212 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20210428152850.0 |
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210402r20212011nyua 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019047891 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
LBSOR/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
PNX |
| Modifying agency |
PNX |
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OCLCO |
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IH9 |
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ILC |
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OCLCO |
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OQX |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780385546478 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0385546475 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1244546212 |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text |
ita |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
857.92 |
| Item number |
C577 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Cipolla, Carlo M., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
<a href="Leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana.">Leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana.</a> |
| Language of a work |
English. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The basic laws of human stupidity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Carlo M. Cipolla ; foreword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Doubleday, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2021] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 81 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
17 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Doubleday.com 4/2021"--Page 4 of cover. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Originally published in Italian ... by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 1988 ... Originally published in English as The basic laws of human stupidity by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 2011, and subsequently in Great Britain by WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019."--Title page verso. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The first basic law -- The second basic law -- A technical interlude -- The third (and golden) basic law -- Frequency distribution -- Stupidity and power -- The power of stupidity -- The fourth basic law -- Macro analysis and the fifth basic law. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"An economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness: human stupidity. Cipolla, a professor of economic history, seeks to help you detect and neutralize its threat. His serious yet humorous remarks help readers become better equipped to confront political realities, unreasonable colleagues, or your next dinner with your in-laws. -- adapted from back cover |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Stupidity. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
118500 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Stupidity |
| Form subdivision |
Humor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
122220 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Conduct of life. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8518 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Conduct of life |
| Form subdivision |
Humor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
81633 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1960- |
| Relator term |
writer of foreword. |
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97549 |
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C0 |
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NFG |
