Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316036146)

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: Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler
ISBN-10: 0316036145
ISBN-13: 9780316036146
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.36w x 1.14d
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Review Citation(s):
Scientific American 10/01/2009 pg. 99
New York Times Book Review 10/11/2009 pg. 18
Publisher's Weekly Annex 09/14/2009
Harvard Business Review 03/01/2010 pg. 129
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 136