Reddit reviews Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life (Norton Paperback)

Thinking Strategically is by far the best game theory book for laypeople.

Am hearing all the time recommendations for this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Strategically-Competitive-Business-Politics/dp/0393310353

Thinking Strategically by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff is a good one.

Try this book: Thinking Strategically The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff

http://www.amazon.com/Characteristics-Games-George-Skaff-Elias/dp/026201713X

and

http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Strategically-Competitive-Business-Paperback/dp/0393310353

are both great books about dissecting strategic situations. It will really help.

When playing with repeated partners, it's also a problem they know how YOU play. It's important to vary strategies sometime so you don't cede the field to your partner.

This is a good, substantive intro: http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Strategically-Competitive-Business-Politics/dp/0393310353

Someone emailed me yesterday and asked a similar question. I responded with this reading list:

• Thinking Strategically
  
• Joy of Game Theory
  
• Game Theory 101: Bargaining
  
• The Logic of Life
  
• The Prisoner's Dilemma
  
  These aren't novels, of course. All of it is non-fiction. But I think that is what you meant. And they aren't textbooks either. I'm also guessing you were looking more for applications than pure theory.

When wondering why people make certain decisions and planning your response game theory is key. This book is a great start to game theory. http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Strategically-Competitive-Business-Politics/dp/0393310353

You may be interested in Thinking Strategically. This book seems like it will overlap somewhat with Strategy of Conflict - it also covers game theory from beginner to intermediate concepts, and talks extensively about real world applications of those concepts. I know that it gives some detail about both application of force and deterrence effects - any good examination of game theory will look at both, as you can't really separate the two ideas (any believable commitment to using force in a game-theoretic sense is likely to have strong deterrent effects on other players).

Edit: I haven't read all of Schelling's other books, but I'd imagine they may be a good place to look as well.

Not together like that, per se.

A simple read is "Thinking Strategically"

I think this is the right book, but it's been a long time. It's more approachable than overly mathy texts, and doesn't harp on a single topic.

http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Strategically-Competitive-Business-Paperback/dp/0393310353