Linked

How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life
by Albert-László Barabási
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The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social life

A cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the...
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Published By Basic Books

Format Paperback

Category

Number Of Pages 304

Publication Date 06/24/2014

ISBN 9780465085736

Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches


"Remarkable.... A sweeping look at a new and exciting science."—Science

"Linked could alter the way we think about all of the networks that affect our lives."—New York Times

"A pleasure to read.... It's the fact that all of these networks can be explained and understood using the same concepts, and the same mathematics, that makes this book so important."—Christian Science Monitor (A Best Book of the Year)

"Captivating.... Linked is a playful, even exuberant romp through an exciting new field."—Time Out New York

"Linked should be mandatory reading for academics as a primer in good writing. Barabási may be a scientist, but he didn't neglect his liberal arts education; his Renaissance man's curiosity roves across history, economics, medicine, and pop culture. He writes in understandable lay-speak glittering with wit."—Boston Globe

"Linked gets really interesting, showing how this new science promises to change the way we conduct everything from medical treatment to the war on terrorism."—Washington Monthly

"All researchers dream of making a discovery that will transform their field. Albert-László Barabási can go one better. In just three years, his discovery has started making waves in fields as diverse as ecology, molecular biology, computer science, and quantum physics."—New Scientist

"A lively look at networks through time."—Washington Post

"A sweeping look at a new and exciting science."—Donald Kennedy, editor-in-chief, Science Magazine

"These laws of networks may prove as robust and universal as Newton's laws of motion."—strategy + business (A Best Business Book of the Year)

"Linked is the best choice for the layperson, because [Barabási] minimizes the math and writes elegantly."—Detroit Free Press

 
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