William Poundstone
William Poundstone is the author of seventeen books, including Rock Breaks Scissors, Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?, How Would You Move Mount Fuji?, and Fortune's Formula. He has written for the Believer, the Economist, Esquire, Harper's, Harvard Business Review, and the New York Times op-ed page and Book Review. Follow Poundstone on Twitter (@WPoundstone) and learn more at his website, home.williampoundstone.net
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How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?
Learn how to succeed at interview mind games and win job offers at A‑list companies, with more than eighty difficult and devious questions, puzzles, and…
The Doomsday Calculation
From the author of Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?, a fascinating look at how an equation that foretells the future is transforming…
Head in the Cloud
The real-world value of knowledge in the mobile-device age. More people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who Rene Descartes was. Most can't find Delaware…
Rock Breaks Scissors
A practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market. People are predictable even when they try…
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?
You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?…