The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters Hardcover - 2014 - 1st Edition
by Boser, Ulrich
- Used
Best-selling author Ulrich Boser explores how we and the institutions we rely on have much to gain from emphasizing and rebuilding trust.
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- Title The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters
- Author Boser, Ulrich
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 162
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New Harvest
- Date 2014-04-22
- Bookseller's Inventory # D03D-00500
- ISBN 9780544262010 / 0544262018
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 14.73 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Trust
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013045584
- Dewey Decimal Code 302.1
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Summary
To examine how and why we trust, Ulrich Boser visits a radio soap opera in Rwanda that aims to restore a nation’s broken faith and talks to the man who brought honesty back to one of the most corrupt cities in Latin America. He tests out oxytocin, the “trust hormone,” and has scientists evaluate his brain as he competes in a cooperation game. He even jumps out of an airplane to better understand his trust in others. The result is a surprising narrative that will appeal to a wide audience, including readers who enjoy books like Nudge, Willpower, and Moonwalking with Einstein.
The Leap uses science and psychology to illustrate how trust contributes to personal longevity and a sense of fulfillment, and how we can take active steps to restore trust in our lives and in our culture.
