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Made To Stick : Why Some Ideas Take Hold And Others Comes UnstuckStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionWhat is that makes urban myths so persistent but many everyday truths so eminently forgettable? How do newspapers set about ensuring that their headlines make you want to read on? And why do we remember complicated stories but not complicated facts? Promotion infoA bestselling communications book that helps ensure what you say is understood, remembered and, most importantly, acted upon Reviews"Their analysis is peppered with memorable stories, images and facts ... This book is a gift to anyone who needs to get a message across and make it stick" * New Statesman * "This is great for anyone planning a speech or trying to get their message across at work" * Psychologies * "The Heaths push beyond what sounds like it should work and explain why it actually does" * Time Magazine * "... an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication." * Publishers Weekly * "Smart, lively . . . such fun to read" * Saturday Guardian * Author descriptionChip Heath is a Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His research examines why certain ideas - ranging from urban legends to folk medical cures, from Chicken Soup for the Soul stories to business strategy myths - survive and prosper in the social marketplace of ideas. His research has appeared in a variety of academic journals, and popular accounts of his research have appeared in Scientific American, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, BusinessWeek, Psychology Today, and Vanity Fair. He lives in Los Gatos, California. Dan Heath is a consultant at Duke Corporate Education, one of the world's top providers of executive education. Prior to joining Duke, he was a researcher at Harvard Business School, writing 10 cases on entrepreneurship that are used in business school programmes. Heath is also the co-founder of Thinkwell, a publishing company dedicated to creating high-quality, multimedia university textbooks. Dan has an MBA from Harvard Business School. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. |