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Top Dog Author: Po Bronson

ISBN: 9780091951559 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 352 Published: 18 February 2013 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 14.7 x 2.6 Description: The psychology and science behind our competitive drive by the New York Times number one bestselling author

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The drive to be the fittest has always been at the core of how we understand ourselves from Sun Tzu and Machiavelli to Adam Smith and Darwin, but what do we really know about it from our own everyday lives? Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sport to politics, the military and schools and using the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and behavioural psychology, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman unveil the astounding, often counter-intuitive truths about how we compete and the crucial ingredients that sometimes stand between winning and losing.

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