"As entertaining and thought-provoking as The Tipping
Point by Malcolm Gladwell.... The Wisdom of
Crowds ranges far and wide." -The Boston
Globe
"A fun, intriguing read-and a concept with enormous potential for
CEOs and politicos alike." -Newsweek
"This book is not just revolutionary but essential reading for
everyone."-Christian Science Monitor
"Provocative....Musters ample proof that the payoff from heeding
collective intelligence is greater than many of us imagine."
-BusinessWeek
"There's no danger of dumbing down for the masses who read this
singular book." -Entertainment Weekly
"Clearly and persuasively written." -Newsday
"Convincingly argues that under the right circumstances, it's the
crowd that's wiser than even society's smartest individuals.
New Yorker business columnist Surowiecki enlivens his
argument with dozens of illuminating anecdotes and case studies
from business, social psychology, sports and everyday life."
-Entertainment Weekly
"The author has a knack for translating the most algebraic of
research papers into bright expository prose." -The New York
Times Book Review
"Dazzling . . . one of those books that will turn your world upside
down. It''s an adventure story, a manifesto, and the most brilliant
book on business, society, and everyday life that I''ve read in
years." -Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping
Point
"Surowiecki's clear writing and well-chosen examples render
complicated mathematical and sociological theories easy to grasp. .
. . [His] accounts of how the wisdom of crowds has formed the world
we live in will thrill trivia mavens-and may make a better investor
(or football coach) out of anyone who takes its conclusions to
heart." -Time Out New York
"This book should be in every thinking businessperson''s library.
Without exception." -Po Bronson, author of What Should I Do
With My Life?
"Drawing from biology, behavioral economics, and computer science,
Surowiecki offers answers to such timeless-and often
rhetorical-questions as "Why does the line you're standing in
always seem to move the slowest?" and "Why is there so much garbage
on TV?" The result is a highly original set of conclusions about
how our world works." -Seed Magazine
"As readers of Surowiecki's writings in The New Yorker
will know, he has a rare gift for combining rigorous thought with
entertaining example. [The Wisdom of
Crowds] is packed with amusing ideas that leave
the reader feeling better-educated." -Financial Times
(London)
"The book is deeply researched and well-written, and the result is
a fascinating read." -Deseret Morning News
"Jim Surowiecki has done the near impossible. He''s taken what in
other hands would be a dense and difficult subject and given us a
book that is engaging, surprising, and utterly persuasive.
The Wisdom of Crowds will change the way you think
about markets, economics, and a large swatch of everyday life."
-Joe Nocera, editorial director of Fortune magazine and
author of A Piece of the Action
"Makes a compelling case." -The Gazette (Montreal)
"Deftly compressing a small library's worth of research into a
single slim and readable volume, the Financial Page columnist at
The New Yorker makes his bid to capture the zeitgeist as
his colleague Malcolm Gladwell did with The Tipping
Point. . . . The author has produced something surprising
and new: a sociological tract as gripping as a good novel."
-Best Life
"Surowiecki is a patient and vivid writer with a knack for telling
examples." -Denver Post
"Most crowds of readers would agree that Jim Surowiecki is one of
the most interesting journalists working today. Now he has written
a book that will exceed even their expectations. Anyone open to
re-thinking their most basic assumptions-people who enjoyed
The Tipping Point, say-will love this book."
-Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball
"Surowiecki's is a big-idea book." -Salon.com
"It has become increasingly recognized that the average opinions of
groups is frequently more accurate than most individuals in the
group. The author has written a most interesting survey of the many
studies in this area and discussed the limits as well as the
achievements of self-organization." -Kenneth Arrow, winner of the
Nobel Prize in Economics and Professor of Economics (Emeritus),
Stanford University
"Clever and surprising.... The originality and sheer number of
demonstrations of the impressive power of collective thinking
provided here are fascinating, and oddly comforting."
-Bookforum
"An illuminating book." -Detroit Free Press