Daniel Kahneman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002 for his groundbreaking work in psychology, challenges the rational model of judgment and decision-making. He is one of the most significant thinkers of our time. His ideas have broad resonance across many fields, including economics, medicine, and politics, but until now, they had not been gathered in a single book.

In his highly anticipated work "Thinking, Fast and Slow," the author takes us on a journey through the human mind and explains the two systems that guide our thinking: System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional, while System 2 is slower, more deliberate, and rational. He reveals the extraordinary capabilities, as well as the flaws and biases of our thinking, and highlights the profound influence of intuitive impressions on our behavior.

The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy, the challenges of effectively framing risks at work and home, and the strong influence of cognitive biases on everything from stock trading to vacation planning can all be understood by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.

Here's what others have said about the book:

• Steven Pinker: "Kahneman is undoubtedly the most distinguished living psychologist and has reorganized social psychology, cognitive science, the study of reasoning and happiness, and behavioral economics."
• Nassim N. Taleb: "A landmark book in social thought, in the same category as Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations.'
• Steven D. Levitt: "Kahneman is one of the most authentic and great thinkers of our time. Every intellectually curious person should read it."
• Daniel Gilbert: "A mental epic from one of the greatest psychologists and thinkers of our time."
• Richard H. Thaler: "The book is readable, smart, and thought-provoking. It will change the way you think about work, the world, and your life."
• The Economist: "Kahneman has shown that we are not the models of rationality that we think we are."
• The Wall Street Journal: "Thanks to the elegance of ideas and the robustness of the evidence he provides, we come to re-know our mind and ourselves."
• David Brooks: "Do I believe we will be invoking Kahneman hundreds of years from now? His work helped spark a cultural change."