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How luck happens : using the science of luck to transform work, love, and life / Janice Kaplan, Barnaby Marsh.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Dutton, 2018Edition: 1 editionDescription: 341 pages 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781101986394 (hardback)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: How luck happensDDC classification:
  • 158 23
LOC classification:
  • BF637.S4 K33212 2018
Summary: "Kaplan is back to tackle another big, mysterious influence in all our lives: luck. And this time she's joined on her journey by coauthor Dr. Barnaby Marsh, [an] ... academic who guides her exploration. Together they look at the factors that led a young struggling Harrison Ford to a chance encounter with fledgling director George Lucas, and they find out what distinguishes luck from pure randomness. They discover that much of what we call luck is really under our control, and they reveal the ... techniques to create luck in love and marriage, business and career, health, happiness, and family relationships"--
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Book Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Fort Scott Public Library Adult Books 158 Kapl (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35326000436228
Book Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Independence Public Library Adult Books 158 KAPLAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 36123001608833

"Kaplan is back to tackle another big, mysterious influence in all our lives: luck. And this time she's joined on her journey by coauthor Dr. Barnaby Marsh, [an] ... academic who guides her exploration. Together they look at the factors that led a young struggling Harrison Ford to a chance encounter with fledgling director George Lucas, and they find out what distinguishes luck from pure randomness. They discover that much of what we call luck is really under our control, and they reveal the ... techniques to create luck in love and marriage, business and career, health, happiness, and family relationships"--

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