Wasatch County Library

From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making. In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that...

In this work the author, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, has brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book. He explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. He exposes the extraordinary capabilities,...

Explains the value of intuition and describes ways in which individuals can tap their inner resources--trust their fear--to protect themselves and their families from violence; covers such topics as "friendly" strangers, stalkings, threats, workplace violence, domestic violence, and violent children.

Explains how to access intuition through the signals given by one's body and feelings in order to attain maximum physical and psychological health.