{"product_id":"the-hot-hand","title":"The Hot Hand","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","brand":"Ben Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991129194797,"sku":"BS-8XD-820730","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9780062820730-HD.jpg?v=1776283178","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-hot-hand","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}