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". . . a wonderfully thoughtful and insightful book on how to think about markets and investing . . . These short essays are at once sophisticated and accessible, intriguing and entertaining . . . ideal . . . for investment novices or sophisticates."
--The Washington Post

"The Bottom Line: Its insights sparkle -- and it's even a fun read. The intellectually omnivorous author . . . draws investing insights from a wide range of scholarly disciplines, from cognitive science to fractal mathematics . . . [and] illustrates often abstract concepts, from the difference between risk and uncertainty to the distinction between individual and collective decisions, by drawing upon a diverse set of characters, from gambling legend Puggy Pearson to golfer Tiger Woods."
--Business Week

"In his new book . . . Mauboussin casts his net wide, finding bits of wisdom in everything from the behavior of slime mold to horse racing that can be applied to the investment world . . . his book reads like a cross between a stock market manual and the Discovery Channel."
--SmartMoney.com

"In a world in which today's investment books provide magic formulas for success or simple nostrums ("buy best in breed"), Michael Mauboussin's More Than You Know is a refreshingly intelligent antidote . . . Mr. Mauboussin is especially good at explaining difficult concepts and showing the links between various fields of activity and the practical world of investing . . . [his] essays are always highly readable. The book engagingly shows how a multidisciplinary perspective can deepen your sense of how financial markets work."
--The Wall Street Journal (review by Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street)

"For the past two years, I've said that the new business book explains big ideas; it shows us how to look at the world differently. The Tipping Point, Freakonomics, and The World Is Flat all fit that bill. What if one book could give you a flavor for all of them? More Than You Know comes pretty close."
--800-CEO-READ Blog

"Mauboussin draws on a breathtaking variety of examples, from the feeding patterns of ants through the betting strategies of the late poker expert Puggy Pearson to the golf swing of Tiger Woods. Few readers could come away from this book without being stimulated and intrigued."
--Financial Times

". . . a fascinating medley of essays . . . anyone can appreciate its flashes of Oliver Sacks-like insight . . . I will return to these essays once a year, hungering for the wisdom and perspective found in Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor."
--Bloomberg

"Only a few investment books provide enduring value and even fewer provide fresh insights upon rereading. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, The Intelligent Investor, and The Money Game are in that select company. You can now add More Than You Know to the list. Michael Mauboussin has written the best book ever on how to think about investing. This fascinating compendium of the most important insights from the academic world and from the investment profession is like a Ph.D. in investment wisdom. If you want to understand how the world’s best investors think, you must read this book."
--Bill Miller, CEO, Legg Mason Capital Management

"More Than You Know is a lucid explanation of the exciting new developments in behavioral economics and cognitive science on the rationality and irrationality of people's economic choices. Mauboussin has an excellent understanding of the science of what it does and does not imply for investing, purchasing, and other real-life decisions. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the science of human nature and its relevance to the world of finance."
--Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate

"This is a conceptually brilliant, highly practical book that every investor and analyst needs to read -- several times. Michael Mauboussin has no peers -- he understands how value is created better than anyone, anywhere."
--Clayton Christensen, Cizik Professor of Business Adminstration at the Harvard Business School, and author of The Innovator's Dilemma

"Michael Mauboussin’s insights and examples speak volumes to the value of an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how choices are made, be they in finance or in science. He has brilliantly bridged the gap between the rigors of science and the challenge of the marketplace. I am convinced that this will be a highly influential book."
--Geoffrey West, President and Distinguished Professor, Santa Fe Institute

"Mauboussin has found great insights about the science of human behavior in unconventional places and has written superbly about it. As a biologist, I haven’t a clue whether More Than You Know will make you rich -- although it sounds like Mauboussin is the most likely investment poobah to pull that off -- but it will surely make you interested in and educated about the behavior of our species."
--Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Neurobiology, Stanford University, and author of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers


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