Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound...
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Author: Nicholas A. Christakis
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Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Christakis, Nicholas A.

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

$84.16

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

$84.16
Author: Nicholas A. Christakis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound influence on one another's lives.

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Dr. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide.

In Connected, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, Connected overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.

Author: Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.36w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9780316036146


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Review Citation(s):
Scientific American 10/01/2009 pg. 99
New York Times Book Review 10/11/2009 pg. 18
Publisher's Weekly Annex 09/14/2009
Harvard Business Review 03/01/2010 pg. 129
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 136

About the Author
Nicholas A. Christakis is a physician and sociologist who explores the ancient origins and modern implications of human nature. He directs the Human Nature Lab at Yale University, where he is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science, in the Departments of Sociology, Medicine, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics and Data Science, and Biomedical Engineering. He is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science and the co-author of Connected.

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