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Rock breaks scissors : a practical guide to outguessing and outwitting almost everybody / by Poundstone, William,author.(CARDINAL)171005;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and index.The outguessing machine -- The randomness experiment. The zenith broadcast ; How to outguess rock, paper, scissors ; How to outguess multiple-choice tests ; How to outguess the lottery ; How to outguess tennis serves ; How to outguess baseball and football ; How to outguess soccer penalty kicks ; How to outguess card games ; How to outguess passwords ; How to outguess crowd-sourced ratings ; How to outguess fake numbers ; How to outguess manipulated numbers ; How to outguess Ponzi schemes -- The hot hand theory. In the zone ; How to outguess basketball bracket pools ; How to outguess office football pools ; How to outguess Oscar pools ; How to outguess big data ; How to outguess retail prices ; How to outguess home prices ; How to outguess the future ; How to outguess the stock market -- Fortune's wheel.Rock breaks scissors is based on a simple principle: people are unable to act randomly. Instead they display unconscious patterns that the savvy person can outguess. The principle applies to friends playing rock, paper, scissors for a bar tab as well as to the crowds that create markets for homes and stocks. With a gift for distilling psychology and behavioral economics into accessible advice, Poundstone proves that outguessing is easy, fun, and often profitable.
Subjects: Choice (Psychology); Human behavior.; Prediction (Psychology);
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Sizing people up : a veteran FBI agent's user manual for behavior prediction / by Dreeke, Robin,author.(CARDINAL)352257; Stauth, Cameron,author.(CARDINAL)352256;
"A former FBI agent shares his simple but powerful toolkit for assessing who you can trust--and who you can't. After two decades as a behavior analyst in the FBI, Robin Dreeke knows a thing or two about sizing people up. He's navigated complex situations that range from handling Russian spies to navigating the internal politics at the Bureau. Through that experience, he was forced to develop a knack for reading people--their intentions, their capabilities, their desires and their fears. Dreeke's first book, It's Not All About "Me," has become a cult favorite with readers seeking to build quick rapport with others. His last book, The Code of Trust, was about how to inspire trust in others as a leader. In Sizing People Up, Dreeke shares his simple, six-step system that helps you predict anyone's future behavior based on their words, goals, patterns of action, and the situation at hand. Predicting the behavior of others is an urgent need for anyone whose work involves relationships with others, whether it's leading an organization, collaborating with a teammate, or closing a sale. But predictability is not as simple as good and evil, or truth and fiction. Allies might make a promise with every intention of keeping it, not realizing that they will be unable to do so due to some personal shortcoming. And those seeking to thwart your endeavor may not realize how reliable their malevolent tells have become. Dreeke's system is simple, but powerful. For instance, a colleague might have a strong moral code, but do they believe your relationship will be long-term? Even the most upstanding person can betray your trust if they don't see themselves tied to you or your desired result in the long term. How can you determine whether someone has both the skill and will to do what they've said they're going to do? Behaviors as subtle as how they take notes will reveal their reliability. Using this book as their manual, readers will be able to quickly and easily determine who they can trust and who they can't; who is likely to deliver on promises and who will disappoint; and when a person is vested in your success vs when they are actively plotting your demise. With this knowledge they can confidently embark on anything from a business venture to a romantic relationship to a covert operation without the stress of the unknown"--Part one: Friend or foe? Prevail in a world of strangers ; Think like an FBI behavioral analyst -- Part two: The six signs for behavior prediction. Build bulletproof alliances ; Make time count ; Know who to go to ; Determine the dealbreakers ; Listen for the reveal ; See inside people -- Afterword: The golden moments.
Subjects: Prediction (Psychology); Behavioral assessment.; Trust.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 14
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Gemini man [videorecording] / by Balfe, Lorne,composer (expression)(CARDINAL)560868; Beebe, Dion,director of photography.(CARDINAL)815188; Benioff, David,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)538076; Brown, Ralph,1957-actor.; Bruckheimer, Jerry,film producer.(CARDINAL)346576; Ellison, David,1983-film producer.(CARDINAL)491660; Goldberg, Dana(Film producer),film producer.(CARDINAL)805160; Granger, Don(Producer),film producer.; Lee, Ang,1954-film director.(CARDINAL)847685; Lemke, Darren,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)593739; Owen, Clive,actor.(CARDINAL)349521; Ray, Billy,screenwriter.; Smith, Will,1968-actor.(CARDINAL)340614; Squyres, Tim,editor of moving image work.; Winstead, Mary Elizabeth,actor.; Wong, Benedict,actor.(CARDINAL)357168; Fosun Pictures,production company.; Jerry Bruckheimer Films,production company.(CARDINAL)786529; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)287167; Paramount Pictures Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)141482; Skydance Productions,production company.(CARDINAL)527556;
Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Tim Squyres ; music by Lorne Balfe.Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Ralph Brown.Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and action throughout, and brief strong language.English closed captioning ; English audio description.DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen 16:9; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Science fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Assassins; Human cloning; Prediction (Psychology);
Available copies: 59 / Total copies: 84
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Gemini man [videorecording] / by Balfe, Lorne,composer (expression).(CARDINAL)560868; Beebe, Dion,director of photography.(CARDINAL)815188; Benioff, David,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)538076; Brown, Ralph,1957-actor.; Bruckheimer, Jerry,film producer.(CARDINAL)346576; Ellison, David,1983-film producer.(CARDINAL)491660; Goldberg, Dana(Film producer),film producer.(CARDINAL)805160; Granger, Don(Producer),film producer.; Lee, Ang,1954-film director.(CARDINAL)847685; Lemke, Darren,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)593739; Owen, Clive,actor.(CARDINAL)349521; Ray, Billy,screenwriter.; Smith, Will,1968-actor.(CARDINAL)340614; Squyres, Tim,editor of moving image work.; Winstead, Mary Elizabeth,actor.; Wong, Benedict,actor.(CARDINAL)357168; Fosun Pictures,production company.; Jerry Bruckheimer Films,presenter,production company.(CARDINAL)786529; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)287167; Paramount Pictures Corporation,presenter.(CARDINAL)141482; Skydance Productions,presenter,production company.(CARDINAL)527556;
Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Tim Squyres ; music by Lorne Balfe.Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Ralph Brown.Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and action throughout, and brief strong language.Blu-ray, widescreen presentation; Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Dolby digital; requires Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Science fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Assassins; Human cloning; Prediction (Psychology);
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Bursts : the hidden pattern behind everything we do / by Barabási, Albert-László.(CARDINAL)386724;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Human behavior.; Prediction (Psychology); Psychohistory.; Social psychology;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The Presidential character : predicting performance in the White House / by Barber, James David.(CARDINAL)142877;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Case studies.; Presidents; Prediction (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The presidential character; predicting performance in the White House. by Barber, James David.(CARDINAL)142877;
Includes bibliographical references.I. Predicting presidents : Presidential character and how to foresee it -- II. The contradictions of power : Three tragic tales -- The active-negative presidents -- The origins of presidential compulsion -- III. of love and political duty : The passive-negative presidents -- The passive-positive president -- IV. Congruence in character : Franklin D. Roosevelt and active-positive affection -- Harry S. Truman and active-positive combat -- John F. Kennedy and active-positive commitment -- V. The Nixon prediction : The demand of self-management -- The construction of Richard Nixon -- Nixon now and then -- VI. Creativity in presidential leadership : Presidential character and the moods of the eighth decade.
Subjects: Case studies.; Presidents; Prediction (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Criminal psychology and personality profiling / by Esherick, Joan.(CARDINAL)671323;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is criminal psychology? -- The many roles of a criminal psychologist -- The profiler -- Criminal profiling in fiction and history -- Crime-specific profiling -- The dangers, temptations, and limitations of criminal psychology.1200L
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Criminal behavior, Prediction of.; Criminal psychology.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Manual : prison classification inventory (PCI) for the MMPI / by Panton, James H.; North Carolina.Department of Correction.Division of Research and Planning.(CARDINAL)168447;
Subjects: Criminal psychology.; Criminal behavior, Prediction of.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Dangerous instincts : how gut feelings lead us astray / by O'Toole, Mary Ellen.(CARDINAL)546622; Bowman, Alisa.(CARDINAL)485454;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Criminal behavior, Prediction of.; Criminal psychology.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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