{"product_id":"9780802777959","title":"Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril","description":"Margaret Heffernan argues that the biggest threats and dangers we \u003cbr\u003eface are the ones we don't see--not because they're secret or invisible,\u003cbr\u003e but because we're willfully blind. A distinguished businesswoman and \u003cbr\u003ewriter, she examines the phenomenon and traces its imprint in our \u003cbr\u003eprivate and working lives, and within governments and organizations, and\u003cbr\u003e asks: What makes us prefer ignorance? What are we so afraid of? Why do \u003cbr\u003esome people see more than others? And how can we change?\u003cbr\u003eCovering\u003cbr\u003e everything from our choice of mates to the SEC, Bernard Madoff's \u003cbr\u003einvestors, the embers of BP's refinery, the military in Afghanistan, and\u003cbr\u003e the dog-eat-dog world of subprime mortgage lenders, this provocative \u003cbr\u003ebook demonstrates how failing to see--or admit to ourselves or our \u003cbr\u003ecolleagues--the issues and problems in plain sight can ruin private \u003cbr\u003elives and bring down corporations. Heffernan explains how willful \u003cbr\u003eblindness develops before exploring ways that institutions and \u003cbr\u003eindividuals can combat it. In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell and \u003cbr\u003eNassim Nicholas Taleb, Margaret Heffernan's \u003ci\u003eWillful Blindness\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force on human behavior that will open your eyes.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123634192624,"sku":"9780802777959","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802777959_p0.jpg?v=1763726267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802777959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}