The basic laws of human stupidity / Carlo M. Cipolla ; with a foreword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
"An economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385546475
- ISBN: 9780385546478
- Physical Description: xiii, 81 pages : charts ; 17 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021].
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Italy as Leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 1988. ... Originally published in English as The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 2011, and subsequently in Great Britain by WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019."--Title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The first basic law -- The second basic law -- A technical interlude -- The third (and golden) basic law -- Frequency distribution -- Stupidity and power -- The power of stupidity -- The fourth basic law -- Macro analysis and the fifth basic law. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Conduct of life > Humor. Stupidity > Humor. |
| Genre: | Humor. |
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- 5 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | 857.92 C (Text) | 31554010788643 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
