Paperback. Pub Date :2013-12-02 Pages: 352 Language: English In 'Eyes Wide Open' Noreena Hertz does for decision-making what Daniel Kahneman did for thinking.Why should you be wary of experts Are emails destroying your ability to think How do you know which sources of information are credible Whose advice should you trust'Eyes Wide Open 'will help you through the data deluge and show you how to make better and smarter decisions.By weaving together cutting-edge research with real -world examples from Hollywood to Harry Potter. NASA to World War II spies. Hertz constructs a path to more astute and empowered decision-making in ten clear steps. With razor-sharp insight and an instinct for thought-provoking storytelling. she offers counterintuitive . effective guidance for making better choices-whether you are a businessperson. a professional. a patient. or a parent. 'Eyes Wide O...

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

HERTZ, Noreena

Harpercollins

In a fast-moving world we’re often overloaded with differing opinions, conflicting data and changing advice. In this essential guide, Noreena Hertz offers practical steps to how to make better, smarter decisions.
• Why should you be wary of experts? • Are emails destroying your ability to think? • How do you know which sources of information are credible? • Whose advice should you trust?
‘Eyes Wide Open’ will help you through the data deluge and show you how to make better and smarter decisions.
By weaving together cutting-edge research with real-world examples from Hollywood to Harry Potter, NASA to World War II spies, Hertz constructs a path to more astute and empowered decision-making in ten clear steps. With razor-sharp insight and an instinct for thought-provoking storytelling, she offers counterintuitive, effective guidance for making better choices―whether you are a businessperson, a professional, a patient, or a parent.
‘Eyes Wide Open’ is a game-changing book that empowers readers to become confident and wise decision-makers ―savvy to how our emotions and habits can trip us up.

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

William Collins

Of the world's 100 largest economies, 51 are now corporations, only 49 are nation-states. The sales of General Motors and Ford are greater than the gross domestic product of the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, and Wal-Mart now has a turnover higher than the revenues of most of the states of Eastern Europe. Yet few of us understand fully the growing dominance of big business. Widely acclaimed economist Noreena Hertz brilliantly reveals how corporations across the world manipulate and pressure governments by means both legal and illegal; how protest is becoming a more effective political weapon than the ballot-box; and how corporations are taking over from the state responsibility for everything from providing technology for schools to healthcare for the community. The Silent Takeover asks us to recognize the growing contradictions of a world divided between haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable wealth. In the face of these unacceptable extremes, Noreena Hertz outlines a new agenda to revitalize politics and renew democracy.

The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy

Reference

Harper Business

With grand announcements, recycled promises, and much hype about debt relief by the leaders of the world's rich creditor countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank since 1999, many of us can be forgiven for believing that the debt crisis of the world's poor countries is over. Far from it.

The Debt Threat: How Debt Is Destroying the Developing World

Economics

Noreena Hertz, one of the world's leading experts on economic globalization, looks at the history of third-world debt and its crippling effects on people in developing countries.Drawing from her impressive debt-relief campaign, fact-finding travels, and meetings with top-ranking officials, Hertz offers a probing analysis of the origins of this rampant burden and its evolution through the decades. With clear principles of justice, she uncovers the imbalance of power and misuse of corrupt dictators and reckless lenders.

The Debt Threat: How Debt Is Destroying the Developing World...and Threatening Us All

EYES WIDE OPEN

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreena Hertz’s practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk.
In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally noted speaker, economics expert, and bestselling author of IOU: The Debt Threat and Silent Takeover reveals the extent to which the biggest decisions in our lives are often made on the basis of flawed information, weak assumptions, corrupted data, insufficient scrutiny of others, and a lack of self-knowledge.
To avert such disasters, Hertz persuasively argues, we need to become empowered decision-makers, capable of making high-stakes choices and holding accountable those who advise us.
In Eyes Wide Open, she weaves together scientific research with real-world examples from Hollywood to Harry Potter, NASA to World War Two spies, to construct a path to more astute and empowered decision-making in ten clear steps. With a razor-sharp intellect and an instinct for popular storytelling, she offers counter-intuitive, actionable guidance for making better choices—whether you are a business-person, a professional, a patient, or a parent.

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreen Hertz’s practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk.
In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally noted speaker, economics expert, and bestselling author of IOU: The Debt Threat and Silent Takeover reveals the extent to which the biggest decisions in our lives are often made on the basis of flawed information, weak assumptions, corrupted data, insufficient scrutiny of others, and a lack of self-knowledge.
To avert such disasters, Hertz persuasively argues, we need to become empowered decision-makers, capable of making high-stakes choices and holding accountable those who advise us.
In Eyes Wide Open, she weaves together scientific research with real-world examples from Hollywood to Harry Potter, NASA to World War Two spies, to construct a path to more astute and empowered decision-making in ten clear steps. With a razor-sharp intellect and an instinct for popular storytelling, she offers counter-intuitive, actionable guidance for making better choices—whether you are a business-person, a professional, a patient, or a parent.

Business

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The Silent Takeover

Arrow

A bold, hopeful, and thought-provoking account by "one of the world's leading thinkers" (The Observer) of how we built a lonely world, how the pandemic accelerated the problem, and what we must do to come together again&nbsp; "A compelling vision for how we can bridge our many divides at this time of great change and disruption."--Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global "An important new book."--The Economist NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB NOMINEE *&nbsp;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY WIRED (UK) AND THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Loneliness has become the defining condition of the twenty-first century. It is damaging our health, our wealth, and our happiness and even threatening our democracy. Never has it been more pervasive or more widespread, but never has there been more that we can do about it.&nbsp; Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like "social distancing,"&nbsp;the fabric of community was unraveling and our personal relationships were under threat. And technology isn't the sole culprit. Equally to blame are the dismantling of civic institutions, the radical reorganization of the workplace, the mass migration to cities, and decades of neoliberal policies that have placed self-interest above the collective good. This is&nbsp;not merely a mental health crisis. Loneliness increases our risk of heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Statistically, it's as bad for our health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. It's also an economic crisis, costing us billions annually. And it's a political crisis, as feelings of marginalization fuel divisiveness and extremism around the world. But it's also a crisis we have the power to solve. Combining a decade of research with firsthand reporting, Noreena Hertz takes us from a "how to read a face" class at an Ivy League university to isolated remote workers in London during lockdown, from "renting a friend" in Manhattan to nursing home residents knitting bonnets for their robot caregivers in Japan. Offering bold solutions ranging from compassionate AI to innovative models for urban living to new ways of reinvigorating our neighborhoods and reconciling our differences,&nbsp;The Lonely Century&nbsp;offers a hopeful and empowering vision for how to heal our fractured communities and restore connection in our lives.

The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart

Crown Currency

An examination of the contradictions in power between the nation-state and global systems demonstrates how top corporations of the world have become more powerful and wealthy than many governments, examining the effectiveness of protests as well as the sometimes manipulative influence of business on law.

Free Press

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Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy

The Debt Threat: How Debt Is Destroying the Developing World

The Debt Threat: How Debt Is Destroying the Developing World...and Threatening Us All

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

EYES WIDE OPEN

The Silent Takeover

The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart

The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy