People Will Talk: The Hidden Power of Reputation
Author(s): John Whitfield
Why do we care what other people think? The answer is our reputation. Its influence is enormous but, worryingly, often out of our control. So what is the secret of being held in esteem? As John Whitfield shows, there is more to it than being a nice person or being good at what you do. Our position in the world is really in the hands of other people, because it's created by what others say and think. People Will Talk uncovers the critical importance of reputation, and what happens when it goes wrong, even explaining the surreal dynamics behind today's misbehaving celebrities, expenses-fiddling MPs and risk-taking bankers.
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'Don't miss out on a book on the subject reputation (therefore also gossip) by John Whitfield, called People Will Talk' Derren Brown 'Whitfield's book takes us from the evolution of reputations to its application in the online world - with reputations playing such an important part in our lives, it is a well-written book that should be of interest to a wide audience' We Love This Book
John Whitfield holds a PhD from Cambridge University. Before becoming a science writer he was an editor at the leading journal Nature. His work has been published in magazines and newspapers including New Scientist, the London Review of Books, the Guardian, Financial Times and The Sunday Times. He Lives in London.
General Fields
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- : Duckworth
- : Duckworth
- : 0.187787
- : 31 May 2013
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Whitfield
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 158.1
- : 256