Interesting but not gripping

There is a decent overview of game theory in this book. However, the content becomes extremely tangential and I even forgot several times that I was listening to a book about game theory at all. The author clearly did a lot of research (even toots his own horn at the end of the book about it), but failed to leave out any unnecessary information in the text so as not to lose the reader (listener). In short, while the language of the book is certainly written for the layperson. The format is akin to that of a scientific research paper and is a little (lot) boring.

The narrator did not help things. I may enjoy this narrator for a novel of some kind, but for this type of book his tone bored me to sleep. He did not have that knack for making the material exciting and interesting.

Another small point - and this may be more related to my inaccurate expectations, but worth mentioning for others - is that this book does not really talk about how to strategize within the confines of a typical issue - such as how to navigate a prisoners dilemma type situation. There is more examples on how to introduce regulation or something that removes the elements of the prisoner's dilemma type situation. Not actually what I was looking for. I was hoping to learn about anticipating other people's moves and so on. Again, my incorrect assumptions don't make the book bad, but might be useful for anyone looking for something similar to what I was (am) looking for.

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very useful book!

Great details and descriptions goes into the book for examples of game situations. Author's voice is a bit weak and hard to hear. But the rest if the biok is fine. Great read!

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Interesting listen yet little practical value

It reads like an interesting book about game theory with a number of interesting examples but I found this 'game theory' to be common sense or basic strategy applied using complex-sounding logic.

The examples are lengthy and go off topic for long periods of time. I think one chapter spends thirty minutes talking about bacteria and viruses with no relation to game theory in an example that is way too complicated and has little to do with the topic.

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Wanted it to be good

I was really hoping this was going to be good. However the author goes down these rabbit holes for half an hour and then tells you to refer to 3 chapters back to understand the point trying to be conveyed. Meanwhile the half hour just spent was mostly worthless. There is good information in here but you have to put it together yourself.

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Disappointing

Rather boring and hard to follow.
No enthusiasm. Uses cases were disparate. References to charts and diagrams throughout the book were worthless. Probably better in print.

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Excellent Social Applications of Game Theory!

Book contains an assortment of relevant exampkes of game strategies in real life settings. I found it a helpful source to augment learning about the traditinal mathematical model/s.

Perhaps a shortcoming was that I would have liked linkage of the scenarios to math models. Without the linkage, the reading awareness was reduced to anecdotal descriptions that provide minimal guidance to a reader seeking knowledge beyond precursory mentions. Overall, the book presented an excelllent concept.

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Progressive Indoctrination

There is some basic criminal's dilemma. But much of the book seemed to push a progressive agenda rather than discuss game theory itself which is why I purchased the book in the first place.

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Seriously disappointed

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Actually writing about the subject and not just boasting about how many things one will learn about prisoners dilemma to find out that one will learn very little, just basic stuff poorly described.

Would you ever listen to anything by David McAdams again?

No

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Cannot judge.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No

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80% not game theory. waste of time on dr.messiah

80% stories with no associated comments to game theory. Disappointing.
20% actually useful or related to game theory. author has Messiah complex; yet also illogically alienates 70% ++ listeners early by calling historically verifiable Jesus Christ historical FICTION? Directly attempts to supplant Gospel with Tit for Tat... bizarre

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Great

Definitely a book needing a few listens to truly understand everything. However I highly suggest this.

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