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Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives by: Richard Wiseman List Price: £7.99 Healthy Living Books Price: £5.44 You Save: £2.55 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780330448116 ISBN: 0330448110 Label: Pan Books Manufacturer: Pan Books Number Of Pages: 200 Publication Date: April 04, 2008 Publisher: Pan Books Studio: Pan Books Sales Rank: 1042 Related Items:
Editorial Review: The Times: 'entertaining and energetic...packed with vignettes that are perfect for dinner parties or pub conversations.' Guardian: 'Wiseman's easy-going divertissement recounts numerous curiosities of modern psycology.' Book Description: Want to know when someone is lying, find out how your name influences your life, or discover the world's funniest joke? Then you need some Quirkology in your life. For over twenty years, Prof Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life. He has spent nights in allegedly haunted houses, conducted clandestine experiments in over 30 countries, and dressed up in a giant chicken suit. Quirkology describes his adventures into the backwaters of human behaviour, taking us to places where mainstream scientists fear to tread. Why women should have men write their personal ads. Why incompetent politicians win elections. How our lives are shaped by when we are born. Why people usually miss the obvious signs of their partner's infidelity. How to gain an insight into a person's personality from the way they walk. Presenting a fresh look at the fascinating phenomenon that is your life, Quirkology is the definitive guide to what happens when scientists misbehave. Like Freakonomics? Then you will love Quirkology. Synopsis: Ever wondered why bad musicians always win the Eurovision Song Contest, or how incompetent politicians get elected? You need some Quirkology in your life. While other scientists beaver away on obvious problems, Richard Wiseman has been busy uncovering the secret ingredients of charisma, exploring how our personalities are shaped by when we are born and examining why people usually miss the obvious signs of their partner's infidelity. Using scientific methods to investigate offbeat topics that interest the general public as well as the scientific community, "Quirkology" brings a new understanding to the backwaters of the human mind and takes us to places where mainstream scientists fear to tread.It is comparable to "Freakonomics", but British, far more populist, and a lot funnier. Findings include: How does your surname influence your life? What does the way you walk reveal about your personality? Why should women have men write their personal ads? What is the funniest joke in the world? Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The wonderful world of Quirk...Wiseman certainly chose the right title for this book - it is quirktastic! As he takes us on a journey through the bizarre, surreal and fascinating world of everyday phenomena, Wiseman justifies his position as Britain's (only) professor for the Public Understanding of Psychology many times over. For the most part our writer effortlessly takes the mundane and presents a series of experiments which instantly reveal a wealth of curious insights into the more lighthearted side of the human ... Read More: Rating: - A quirky book filled with good pub ammoThis book is very easy to read and hard to put down. It answers all those questions that we all have but are afraid to ask because they are not deemed to be "clever" enough. Buy this and then when the converstation is running dry just mention one of the numerous facts and quirks that you have learned. You will impress and enlighted those around you. Rating:  - BrilliantA fantastic book, I was gripped from start to finish. Richard Wiseman sums up a few of the subjects covered towards the end of the book that would prove great conversation at a dinner party. This does not disapoint. The book is written so well it reads itself, and the humour is present throughout. As a first psycology book, I found it left me wanting to read more about our curious Quirkological behaviours (and the ingenious ways scientists have found to expose them). Rating: - Good fun.This is great fun; an easy to dip into, undemanding read. Worth buying, if only to do the experiment to find out whether you are a good liar or not, or to read the world's funniest joke! It did not get full marks from me because I found that, after a great start, it tails off towards the end. Rating: - Great scienceSuperb book by a great scholar. Applying science to every day life leads to some amazing discoveries. Fascinating insights into hauntings and ghosts and use of statistics to disprove astrology. And did you know the pace of life is really increasing ? That everyone the world over walks faster ? |
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