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The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind - Richard Wiseman

Description: ISBN 0099443244 / Genre: Health / Family / Lifestyle / Author: Richard Wiseman / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 240 Pages / Book is ... more

The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind - Richard Wiseman ... published 2004-01-01 by Arrow Books Ltd

Newest Review: ... a respected academic at the University of Hertfordshire and has catapulted himself into a TV career through his intriguing ... more

... and radical psychological theories. He cites the story of U.S. President Harry Truman, a bankrupt shopkeeper whose luck turned for the better in his late thirties. He ascended to the White House when the incumbent Roosevelt suddenly died, and became the victor-hero of World War Two. Truman then beat Dewey in 1948 in a result so unexpected that the newspapers had already printed the headlines "Dewey Defeats Truman". Luck aided and abetted Harry Truman at every step of his political career. Dr Wiseman has a...more

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The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of theLucky Mind
Pages: 240, Edition: New edition, Paperback, Arrow Books Ltd

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The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind - Richard Wiseman: The Luck Doctor (637 words)
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What if working hard, setting goals, being talented and charismatic actually didn't work? Dr Richard Wiseman, a respected academic, has a shocking, subversive theory - success is not determined by any of the things we believe it is. In fact, success is quite often down to simple, dumb luck. Read the Sunday Times Rich List and you can half guess it to be true. Why have these entrepreneurs, these financiers, made it - from a talented pool of millions? Yes, luck has made kings and ruined careers. It's truly the ambrosia of the gods - sweet, bitter and wilfully capricious all in one. "The Luck Factor" is a bold attempt to grab Lady Luck and ... Read the complete review