The author does an excellent job at presenting complex topics in a manner that you can either understand at a high level, or he also provides sidebars so that you can understand the mathematics of the conclusion. The author presents topics that are useful to everyday life, and can make you a better decision maker. What could be presented in a very dry manner, is instead presented with a nice touch of humor.

I found the book to be informing about game theory in the first few chapters, but after that it got completely worthless. What I learned in the first three chapters could was great, as it was basic game theorem related to everday life. As the book wore on though the author brought up a number of topics that are of no relevance to use in an everyday life. The stories are boring and the writing looks like that which should be read by pre-pubescent children. Save yourself some time and don't buy this book. You can learn 5x more by merely reading the wiki page on game theory!

This book is not about game theory. The author touches on the subject for the first few chapters and then goes on to simplify it to the point of distortion and fill this book with pop-science fluff.

For a much better book on the topic, try The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy It's put out by Rand, and it looks like it would be really dry, but it's the best intro to game theory that I've read- it's easy to understand, helpful, and even a bit funny in a playful way.

This book is a very, very elementary introduction to game theory. If you know anything about game theory at all, expect to get very bored, very fast reading this book. As another reviewer wrote, it is heavy on fluff, and light on actual theory/math/science, so if you are looking for a book that will make you think, this is not it.

As program manager in an international environment, I found that Len Fisher's "Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life" provided valuable and structured insight into personnel/organizational motivations, the ubiquity of social dilemmas, and strategies for resolving and avoiding conflict. The manner in which the book is written gives you the feeling that you are sitting down with a friend having an enjoyable conversation.