THINK LIKE A FREAK How to Solve Problems, Win Fights and Be a Slightly Better Person

With his confidence and vocal clarity, author/narrator Stephen Dubner sounds like a supremely knowledgeable computer engineer talking to middle school students. But his performance sounds spontaneous and more friendly than know-it-all, and is an inviting way to offer this intelligent, highly entertaining book in audio form. With captivating stories and snappy prose, the book provides fascinating insights about the counterintuitive ways people dupe and misinform each other, and makes intuitive observations on why we cling to conventional wisdom instead of looking at data in more realistic, economic terms. The audio is a sterling example of how a potentially dull book about cognitive processes can be written--and narrated--in a way that grabs and holds attention, provides useful insights, and presents itself as a fun opportunity to understand the world more clearly. T.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2014]