Reddit reviews The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
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I had seen "The Art of Strategy" by Dixit and Nalebuff recommended here before, and thought it was a great place to start.
Great list! I have read all the above and totally agree that their value is worthwhile to anyone seeking to improve their life -- regardless of financial status, relationships, profession, etc. A couple others that I've found useful along the road:
6. The Six Pillars of Self Esteem by N. Branden. During the reawakening stage and after a particularly painful breakup, I found this book helpful. Learning the concept of "alone-ness" versus "loneliness" continues to drive many motivations.
7. Games People Play by Eric Berne. Want to understand why your plate/gf/wife went batshit insane over the stupidest thing, and how to counteract it in the future? Read this book. Want to understand why your coworker was making those strange comments to your boss? Read this book - a must for anyone wanting to learn more about game theory and its application to everyday life. (Next on my list is The Art of Strategy ).
8. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. In many ways this is an antithesis to Freudian thought -- whereas Freud argued man is happy when seeking and obtaining pleasure, Frankl postulates that finding meaning and understanding is what makes us happy. In the context of TRP theory, meditating on, if not fully understanding, these concepts is absolutely necessary.
9. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini. The seminal work on the concept and application of persuasion. From negotiations to dating/relationships to job performance, I would rank this book at the top of many lists.
A few other authors/books I've seen mentioned elsewhere that are worth checking out: anything by Kurt Vonnegut, The Art of War by Sun Tzu (which goes hand in hand with The Prince for a great East/West study), and Rollo Tomassi. I've also found some of Oscar Wilde's writing to be both amusing and insightful.
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When I took Game Theory the professor used Evolutionary Games and Population Dynamics, which I really liked.
Evolutionary Dynamics is just amazing, but a bit on the biological side.
If you are studying on your own I would suggest Game Theory Evolving, which has a lot of exercises and examples to keep you going.
And for added bursts of motivation read The Art of Strategy, which is not really technical but explains the concepts incredibly well.
I highly recommend The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life.
Another book by the same authors that's worth considering is The Art of Strategy. I can't recommend it personally, since I haven't read it yet, but it's the one I purchased when I decided I wanted to get a popular account of game theory. It's supposed to be good.
I actually read this book a while back, so I understood the concept of a Nash Equilibrium in general, just not the example you gave. I'll admit that most of it didn't stick since I skimmed over much of the math. I think it was just the way you worded it. I thought you meant steal wasn't a dominant strategy at all, but you meant it was weakly dominant.
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Strategy-Theorists-Success-Business/dp/0393337170
I read this. Haven't read much into Game Theory besides this book, but it's probably a more general overview of Game Theory with real life examples.
"The Art of Strategy" by Dixit and Nalebuff presents a very accessible approach to game theory. (http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Strategy-Theorists-Business/dp/0393337170)
"Economic Fables" by Rubinstein is a combined memoir and text on game theory methodology that's a fun read. (http://www.amazon.com/Economic-Fables-Ariel-Rubinstein/dp/1906924775/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412805443&sr=1-1&keywords=economic+fables)