
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success is (Mostly) Wrong
$36.39
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2019
Summary
Wall Street Journal Bestseller
Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You’ll learn:
- Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength
- Whether nice guys …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062416056 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0062416057 |
| Author: | Eric Barker |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperOne |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 134mm x 203mm |

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Critics Review
“BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE is a masterpiece. Whether you are a connoisseur of self-help books, or despise them, you won’t be able to resist this recipe for living a better life.” — Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor and bestselling author of The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt“In this compulsively readable, brilliant kaleidoscope BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, Barker is your rollicking guide through the science of success. You’ll discover what pirates and inmates can teach us about honesty and generosity, how to network like the world’s greatest mathematician, and much, much more. — Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human“Delightfully puckish, evidence-backed and full of insight, this book answers questions about success that have puzzled us for far too long.” — Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take“This book is compelling because Barker’s irreverence is so consistently on-target, relentlessly puncturing the wisdom balloons that most need bursting.” — Robert B. Cialdini ,New York Times bestselling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion
Eric Barker
Eric Barker is the author of WSJ bestseller Barking Up The Wrong Tree and the creator of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, having worked on projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Revolution Studios. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA.
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