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Tom Vanderbilt
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 5 years ago
Here's a conundrum: how to review a book that's all about how people judge (and review) things? It's well-researched, really interesting, and has the potential to be widely popular. It's fascinating stuff about literal and figurative taste, what we like, and how we like. It is a dense book, full of ...
Mirkat Always Reading
Mirkat Always Reading rated it 7 years ago
You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic. Most drivers are not nearly as proficient as they think they are. Many drivers, based on their inflated sense of their own skills, think they can drive just as well, even if they divide their attention between their driving and their phones. But th...
XOX
XOX rated it 10 years ago
Studies after studies on human behaviors in traffic. Some we know, some we don't know. But one thing we know, this book jump from one study to another and try to fit everything together, not enough at time. I like bits of it. But then I found some parts boring. A bit too much. Data is not ...
briaschlottman
briaschlottman rated it 13 years ago
Interesting and really long, wish it was shorter, and glad I read it
kristenrenn
kristenrenn rated it 15 years ago
Crap....as a new driver I didn't need to read this book (I'm nervous enough as it is) but as a new driver I totally needed to read this so that I don't become complacent.I find psychology fascinating, and I really find it interesting when psychological studies turn up stuff that is completely counte...
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