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 “A
terrifically useful book about the —Daniel Coyle, author
of The
Talent Code
“Amazing …
mind boggling … Every “Cutting-edge
science behind life’s
triumphs and failures... insight from politics,
finance, science, sports and
economics to tip the
odds in your favor.” —NPR.com “Remarkable...
this book will help you
rise to the occasion... —San
Francisco Chronicle (Literary Pick) “Fiction may
lay claim to imagination,
but works such as TOP DOG
are what
push the envelope of our reality... stunning...
Prepare to delve into the
external factors and personal dynamos —Coffin
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On your mark, get set—the New
York Times bestselling authors of NurtureShock
return with a groundbreaking new book on the science of
competition. In TOP DOG, Bronson and Merryman use their astonishing blend of science and storytelling to reveal what's truly in the heart of a champion. The joy of victory and the character-building agony of defeat. Testosterone and the neuroscience of mistakes. Why rivals motivate. How home field advantage gets you a raise. What teamwork really requires. It's baseball, the SAT, sales contests, and Linux. How before DaVinci and FedEx were innovators, first they were great competitors. Olympians carry TOP DOG in their gym bags. It's in briefcases of Wall Street traders and Madison Avenue madmen. Risk takers from Silicon Valley to Vegas race to implement its ideas, as educators debate it in halls of academia. Now see for yourself what this game changing talk is all about. “I tell my staff, I
tell my friends—you must read TOP DOG.
I was a good poker player before I read it. Now, I’m
even better.” —Phil Gordon, World
Poker Tour Champion, author, and CEO of Jawfish Games “TOP DOG
should
be mandatory reading for every serious athlete,
coach, and managers— —Pat Williams,
cofounder/SVP, Orlando Magic and Basketball
“Such a provocative
text... If you read NurtureShock,
you
already know about the power of their prose... game-
changing steps to assure
success in winner-take-all showdowns, —Tavis Smiley, “An easy, highly
satisfying read… surprising… fascinating. Grade: A.” —AVClub.com
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About the Authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s work changes the national dialogue. Beyond their bestselling books, you know them from commentary and features in the New York Times, CNN, NPR, Time, Newsweek, Wired, New York, and more. E-mail, Facebook, and Twitter accounts are filled with demands to read their reporting (such as “How Not to Talk to Your Kids,” “Creativity Crisis,” and “Losing Is Good for You”).
Prior to his collaboration with Merryman, Bronson authored five books, including What Should I Do With My Life?, a #1 New York Times bestseller (with more than 10 months on the list), and The Nudist on the Late Shift, also a national bestseller. Merryman’s journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, and many other venues. About the Publisher  Twelve Books, a
division of the Hachette Book Group, was established
in 2005 with the mission to publish 12 books a year
that enliven the national conversation, with each book
getting the full attention of its publisher, from
acquisition through publication. Sean Desmond is
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. Brian McLendon is
Associate Publisher. |