Think like a freak : how to think smarter about almost everything (Record no. 61209)
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| fixed length control field | 01902nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781846147890 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 153.42 |
| Item number | LEV/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Levitt,Steven D |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Think like a freak : how to think smarter about almost everything |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Allen Lane |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 268p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This is a smartly written book that uses data to challenge the conventional wisdom. From basic and daily questions to complex questions, the book offers simple solutions to all of them. This is a life changing book which makes you ponder over these situations and look at things from a different angle. Think Like A Freak: How To Think Smarter About Almost Everything makes you think more than the usual time one spends on thinking over questions and problems.<br/><br/>It puts across interesting insight from its topics like The Upside of Quitting, If You Have No Talent, Follow Levitt's Path to Success, Put Your Moral Compass in Your Pocket and Just Because You're Great at Something Doesn't Mean You're Good at Everything.<br/><br/>Questions like how to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded, does marriage make you happy, who is easier to fool: kids or adults and more are answered in the book.<br/><br/>Think Like A Freak: How To Think Smarter About Almost Everything opens your horizons of common thinking and encourages you to think smarter. This book is another breakthrough effort of the authors directed at society's taboos. The book is different from their first two novels as it focusses on the attitude of people towards problems and questions. The book shares interesting stories like that of an Australian doctor who proved wrong the conventional norm of ulcers being associated with spicy food and more such stories |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Thought and thinking |
| -- | Problem solving |
| -- | Cognitive psychology |
| -- | Thought and thinking--Social aspects |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dubner,Stephen J |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 28/06/2021 | 11.99 | 153.42 LEV/T | 52866 | BK |