Maria Konnikova is the author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game. She is a regular contributor for the New Yorker, and has written for the Atlantic, New York Times, Slate, New Republic, Paris Review, Wall Street Journal, Salon, WIRED, among many other publications. Her writing has won numerous awards, including the 2019 Excellence in Science Journalism Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology.
‘Beguiling … One part quest to one part behavioural science book,
The Biggest Bluff is accessible even to non-poker-players …
Konnikova is a good writer and hellishly bright’ The Times ‘Maria
Konnikova asked if diligence, intelligence and training could
conquer chance, bluff and mind games — and the answer was a
triumphant yes. A welcome story for a generation questioning the
‘work hard and prosper’ promise of the American dream’ Spectator
‘As someone who has read almost every piece of literature on poker,
I can say that The Biggest Bluff is the best depiction yet of the
game I love, and the invaluable thinking skills it teaches. This is
not a book that will teach you how to play your Ace–Queen out of
position against a laggy villain (although it will teach you what
that means). But it will show you how to play the game of life more
effectively. Konnikova’s is an uplifting zero-to-hero journey that
will raise a smile in these trying times’ Nature.com 'A brilliant
book mostly because Konnikova is a brilliant writer, but also
because she is a brilliant observer of the weird world she has
immersed herself into … She is also an excellent chronicler of the
gender dynamics around a poker table…enthralling…’ Telegraph ‘The
narrative is so gripping that you might get halfway through before
you even notice that you’re getting a master class in learning,
focus, and decision-making. I tore through it in two sittings, and
haven’t stopped thinking about it since.’ David Epstein, author of
Range ‘A page-turning adventure . . . What makes The Biggest Bluff
so unique is its honesty and humility. It understands the
importance of luck and uncertainty – and how different they look
when we’re suddenly facing high-stakes, life-altering
decisions.’
Nate Silver, founder an editor-in-chief, FiveThirtyEight
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