THE ART OF FAIRNESS: THE POWER OF DECENCY IN A WORLD TURNED MEAN

David Bodanis Is An Enthralling Storyteller. Prepare To Be Taken On A Surprising, WideRanging And Ultimately Inspiring Journey To Explore What Makes Us Human Tim Harfordcan You Succeed Without Being A Terrible Person? We Often Think Not: Recognising That, As The Old Saying Has It, Nice Guys Finish Last. But Does That Mean You Have To Go To The Other Extreme, And Be A Bully Or Machiavellian To Get Anything Done?In The Art Of Fairness, David Bodanis Uses Thrilling Historical Case Studies To Show ThereS A Better Path, Leading Neatly In Between. He Reveals How It Was Fairness, Applied With Skill, That Led The Empire State Building To Be Constructed In Barely A Year And How The Same Techniques Brought A Quiet English Debutante To Become An Acclaimed Jungle Guerrilla Fighter. In Ten Vivid Profiles Featuring Pilots, Presidents, And Even The Producer Of Game Of Thrones We See That The Path To Greatness DoesnT Require Crushing Displays Of Power Or Tyrannical Ego. Simple Fair Decency Can Prevail.With Surprising Insights From Across History Including The Downfall Of The Very Man Who Popularised The Phrase Nice Guys Finish Last The Art Of Fairness Charts A Refreshing And Sustainable New Approach To Cultivating Integrity And Influence.