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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Hardcover - 2021

by Cipolla, Carlo M

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
  • Author Cipolla, Carlo M
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Date 2021-04-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 41642812-6
  • ISBN 9780385546478 / 0385546475
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 4.6 x 0.5 in (17.27 x 11.68 x 1.27 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Conduct of life, Stupidity
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019047891
  • Dewey Decimal Code 857.92

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2021, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/12/2020, Page 0

About the author

CARLO M. CIPOLLA (1922-2000) was an Italian economic historian, Fulbright Fellow and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Cipolla was awarded the International Balzan Prize for Economic History in 1995 and held honorary degrees in Italy and Switzerland. His classic treatise The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity was first published in 1988 and has been published in more than ten languages. Originally written in English, this is the first time it's being published in the US.