{"product_id":"the-science-of-superstition-bruce-m-hood-9780061452659","title":"The Science of Superstition: How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In an account chock full of real-world examples reinforced by experimental research, Hood's marvelous book is an important contribution to the psychological literature that is revealing the actuality of our very irrational human nature.\" -- \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of Malcolm Gladwell's \u003cem\u003eBlink\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Roach's \u003cem\u003eSpook\u003c\/em\u003e, and Dan Ariely's \u003cem\u003ePredictably Irrational\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Science of Superstition\u003c\/em\u003e uses hard science to explain pervasive irrational beliefs and behaviors: from the superstitious rituals of sports stars, to the depreciated value of houses where murders were committed, to the adoration of Elvis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce M. Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061452653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061452659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.78d","brand":"Bruce M. Hood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046291763455,"sku":"9780061452659","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ede25d5d-3458-42eb-862d-8d313069aec6.jpg?v=1684983741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-science-of-superstition-bruce-m-hood-9780061452659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}