{"product_id":"the-hot-hand-the-mystery-and-science-of-streaks-isbn-9780062820730","title":"The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can you\u003cbr\u003emaximize success—and limit failure? \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/em\u003ereporter\u003cbr\u003eBen Cohen brilliantly investigates the mystery and science of streaks, from basketball to business.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A feast\u003cbr\u003efor anyone interested in the secrets of excellence.\" —Andre Agassi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, statisticians,\u003cbr\u003esocial scientists, psychologists, and economists (among them Nobel Prize\u003cbr\u003ewinners) have spent massive amounts of precious time thinking about whether\u003cbr\u003estreaks actually exist. After all, a substantial number of decisions that we\u003cbr\u003emake in our everyday lives are quietly rooted in this one question: If\u003cbr\u003esomething happened before, will it happen again? Is there such a thing as being\u003cbr\u003ein the zone? Can someone have a “hot hand”? Or is it simply a case of seeing\u003cbr\u003epatterns in randomness? Or, if streaks are possible, where can they be found?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Hot Hand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWall Street\u003cbr\u003eJournal \u003c\/em\u003ereporter Ben Cohen offers an unfailingly entertaining and\u003cbr\u003eprovocative investigation into these questions. He begins with how a $35,000\u003cbr\u003efine and a wild night in New York revived a debate about the existence of\u003cbr\u003estreaks that was several generations in the making. We learn how the ability to\u003cbr\u003erecognize and then bet against streaks turned a business school dropout named\u003cbr\u003eDavid Booth into a billionaire, and how the subconscious nature of\u003cbr\u003estreak-related bias can make the difference between life and death for asylum\u003cbr\u003eseekers. We see how previously unrecognized streaks hidden amidst archival data\u003cbr\u003ehelped solve one of the most haunting mysteries of the twentieth century, the\u003cbr\u003edisappearance of Raoul Wallenberg. Cohen also exposes how streak-related\u003cbr\u003eincentives can be manipulated, from the five-syllable word that helped break\u003cbr\u003earcade profit records to an arc of black paint that allowed Stephen Curry to\u003cbr\u003etransform from future junior high coach into the greatest three-point shooter\u003cbr\u003ein NBA history. Crucially, Cohen also explores why false recognition of\u003cbr\u003enonexistent streaks can have cataclysmic results, particularly if you are a\u003cbr\u003esugar beet farmer or the sort of gambler who likes to switch to black on the\u003cbr\u003eninth spin of the roulette wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e sports reporter Cohen looks into the odd ‘science of streaks’… Cohen returns, always, to the game of basketball, but he pauses along the way to provide fascinating looks at coin tosses, investments, farm yields, and other real-world instances of how probability plays out in the world. Sports fans and science geeks alike will enjoy these travels in the world where numbers, luck, and superstardom meet.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating, eye-opening and consistently entertaining, \u003cem\u003eThe Hot Hand \u003c\/em\u003easks a big question: how do we determine when one success will likely follow another? The answer is not only surprising, but instructive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’ve been on both sides of the ‘hot hand.’ I’ve had it, and I’ve faced opponents who had it. And I’ve written extensively about the role it played in my life. But Ben Cohen offers up an original and riveting deep dive on this fascinating topic, which relates to so many other pursuits. A feast for anyone interested in the secrets of excellence.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre Agassi, winner of eight Grand Slam titles and New York Times bestselling author of Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Long before I reached the end of this provocative and uniquely brilliant book, I knew I would never be ‘finished’ with it. Ben Cohen’s research shows how every day, from basketball to business to beet farming, human events are profoundly shaped by the power of streaks. I will never make another difficult decision without considering this.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Walker, bestselling author of The Captain Class\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating book on the elusive allure of being on a roll. For any fans of human psychology, or numbers geeks, wolves of wall street, basketball obsessives – and anyone else who loves great stories that hint at the mysteries behind our decision-making, belief…and occasional runaway success.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeth Stephens-Davidowitz, New York Times bestselling author of Everybody Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating. ... It's something that if you're either a math or a sports geek, you're going to find really intriguing.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Ritholtz, Bloomberg's \"Masters in Business\" podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging and provocative look into what it really means to get hot. Curious as to how you can maximize success? Read on.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOzy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Supremely engrossing… The book is a page-turner if ever there was one.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoneyControl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An entertaining and provocative investigation into the seductive idea that streaks not only exist, but can be created.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cleverly crafted...an interesting and thought-provoking book on a topic that isn’t often discussed but that impacts many different interests, activities and industries.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating look at decision-making and success.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Hot Hand\u003c\/em\u003e lends itself to fans of basketball, stats and stories well told.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intelligent popular social science book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging... 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