'Often historical, occasionally hysterical, and consistently smart and
funny, this book challenges everything we think we know about how the world
works' Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness Randomness and
uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at
understanding them? Leonard Mlodinow reveals the psychological illusions
that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-
tasting, winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about
the success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense
of a blood test. The Drunkard's Walk is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide
to understanding our random world - read it, so you won't be left a victim
of chance. 'Delightful . . . Our lives may be shaped by chance, but they
are enriched by awareness - just the sort of awareness that this
fascinating book will give you' Guardian 'Mlodinow writes in a breezy
style, interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists
. . . The result is a readable crash course in randomness' The New York
Times 'Please read The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow, a history,
explanation, and exaltation of probability theory . . . The results are
mind-bending' Fortune