The Wisdom of Crowds -- James Surowiecki, Paperback

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant--better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.

With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics to show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, run our companies, and think about our world.

Author: James Surowiecki
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 08/16/2005
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780385721707

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 84

About the Author

James Surowiecki is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes the popular business column, "The Financial Page." His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Artforum, Wired, and Slate. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

www.wisdomofcrowds.com