{ "item_title" : "Life's Loaded Dice", "item_author" : [" Jd Arden "], "item_description" : "Life isn't fair, and it never promised to be.In Life's Loaded Dice, JD Arden delivers a raw, no-nonsense look at the uncomfortable truth behind the slogans: the game is often rigged, and not everyone gets a fair roll. From the staggering improbability of our very existence to the myth of meritocracy that society clings to, this book shows how luck, privilege and circumstance shape our lives far more than hard work and talent alone.This second edition is revised throughout and backs every argument with real research: the computer model that showed why the luckiest, not the most talented, end up on top; the CV experiments where an identical application fared differently because of the name at the top; the managers who became less fair the moment they were told they worked in a meritocracy; and the eighty-year Harvard study on what actually makes a good life.Inside you'll discover: The illusion of fairness: why effort doesn't guarantee success, and why we blame the losers anyway.The psychology of losing: learned helplessness, and the surprising new science of how hope is built.Who the system was built for: schools, postcodes, birthdays and the closed doors of power.Playing a rigged game: small wins, resilience, and how to roll the dice more often.Redefining success: on your own terms, not the scoreboard's.Honest, blunt and practical, Life's Loaded Dice won't tell you the world is fair. It will help you play it anyway.Part of the Life's Unseen Forces series. Each book can be read on its own.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/834/201/9798342013765_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "12.99", "online_price" : "12.99", "our_price" : "12.99", "club_price" : "12.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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