Connected : the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives : how your friends' friends' friends affect everything you feel, think, and do

Christakis, Nicholas A. (Author). Fowler, James H., 1970- (Added Author).

Summary: Renowned scientists Christakis and Fowler present compelling evidence for the profound influence people have on one another's tastes, health, wealth, happiness, beliefs, even weight, as they explain how social networks form and how they operate.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316036139
ISBN: 0316036137
Physical Description: print
338, 10 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Publisher: New York : Back Bay Books, 2011, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	First published in hardcover: New York : Little, Brown, 2009. "Reading group guide": p. [1]-10 of second sequence.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	In the thick of it -- When you smile, the world smiles with you -- Love the one you're with -- This hurts me as much as it hurts you -- The buck starts here -- Politically connected -- It's in our nature -- Hyperconnected -- The whole is great.