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- Paperback Feb 8, 2022 | 9780349128191 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
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The Bridge Street Press
- Paperback Feb 8, 2022 | 9780349128191 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 5, 2020 | 9780349128214 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Nov 5, 2020 | 9781405546478 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 5, 2020 | 9780349128184 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Feb 8, 2022 | 9780349128191 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 5, 2020 | 9780349128214 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Nov 5, 2020 | 9781405546478 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 5, 2020 | 9780349128184 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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The Bridge Street Press
- Paperback Feb 8, 2022 | 9780349128191 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Nov 5, 2020 | 9780349128214 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Nov 5, 2020 | 9781405546478 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 5, 2020 | 9780349128184 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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A thrilling study of the key elements of great - and fair - leadership, illuminated by real stories from history
'David Bodanis is an enthralling storyteller. Prepare to be taken on a surprising, wide-ranging and ultimately inspiring journey to explore what makes us human' Tim Harford
Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?
In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter. In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of Game of Thrones - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego. Simple fair decency can prevail.
With surprising insights from across history - including the downfall of the very man who popularised the phrase 'nice guys finish last' - THE ART OF FAIRNESS charts a refreshing and sustainable new approach to cultivating integrity and influence.
More books by David Bodanis
Praise for The Art of Fairness: The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean
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Bodanis' book is more than a business book, it is a primer for anyone fed up with the meanness of much of society, and looking for inspiration to do better - and fix things for others - Financial Times
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Bodanis is a superb storyteller ... [he] is clearly one of the good guys and this book is a cheering, timely, inspirational reminder, as we witness a new dawn in the American presidency, that they - we - can succeed, without losing our souls - Sunday Times
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This is a delightful book about a vitally important subject - and David Bodanis is an enthralling storyteller. Prepare to be taken on a surprising, wide-ranging and ultimately inspiring journey to explore what makes us human - and how decency and kindness can prevail even in dark times. You won't be able to forget this book; and you won't want to
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The core message can be found in the subtitle: 'The power of decency in a world turned mean' ... It is a wise lesson - Economist
David Bodanis
David Bodanis studied mathematics, physics and history at the University of Chicago, and for many years taught the 'Intellectual Tool-Kit' course at Oxford University. The author of many books including the New York Times bestseller The Secret House and E=mc2, which was adapted into the PBS documentary Einstein's Big Idea, he is also a futurist and business advisor who has worked for the Royal Dutch Shell Scenario Prediction unit, modelling economic futures, as well as for the future planning unit at the World Economic Forum. He has been a popular speaker at TED conferences and at Davos, and most recently helped run an international study for the UK Treasury on the future of high-frequency trading. Bodanis's work has been published in the Financial Times, the Guardian, and the New York Times. He lives in London.
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