Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316036139)

Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound influence on one another's lives.

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Dr. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide.

In Connected, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, Connected overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.

Author: James H. Fowler, Nicholas A. Christakis
ISBN-10: 0316036137
ISBN-13: 9780316036139
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2011
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/13/2011 pg. 30