![]() ![]() The author backed the story of these men with intense historical events with care and delicacy. I had hoped to learn more about the field of behavioral economics, but came away having experienced many powerful biographical and historical stories I might never have known otherwise but found fascinating none-the-less. Michael Lewis's retelling of this tale in many ways mirrors the twists and turns of the relationship between Amos Tversty and Danny Kahneman. But for all the great works they created together, their lives turned, twisted and collided into a sad shadow of what should have been a story of beautiful collaboration. The ideas developed behind closed doors with the faint sound of genius laughter. They upend the authority of expertise by exposing the juxtaposition between experience and memory. They find themselves collaborating on a series of papers that challenge stochastic, intuition-based decision making. Two opposing genius's confronted with the surprising reactions of people in the aftermath of war. Win at all costs, for country, for glory. He left fear in the hearts of anyone who dared counter him on the debating battlefield. The second, a spirited, adventure seeking bully. One a near savant, creative with an unshakable memory a sensitive personality with an ability to break through the seemingly obvious with a turn of phrase. The story of two patriotic Israeli soldiers. ![]()
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