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_aCipolla, Carlo M., _eauthor. |
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_aLeggi fondamentali della stupidità umana. _lEnglish. |
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_aThe basic laws of human stupidity / _cCarlo M. Cipolla ; foreword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. |
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_aNew York : _bDoubleday, _c[2021] |
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_axiii, 81 pages : _billustrations ; _c17 cm |
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500 | _a"Doubleday.com 4/2021"--Page 4 of cover. | ||
500 | _a"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 | _aThe 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. | |
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_a"An economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world"-- _cProvided by publisher. |
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520 | _aThroughout 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 | ||
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_aStupidity _vHumor. _9122220 |
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_aConduct of life. _98518 |
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_aTaleb, Nassim Nicholas, _d1960- _ewriter of foreword. _997549 |
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