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  2. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment - Wikipedia

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    Beyond the below areas where noise exists, the book also looks at for example performance evaluation and business strategy. However, a recurring statement in the book is that "wherever there is judgment, there is noise, and more of it than you think", [8] so they argue that there is noise in most areas of human decision making.

  3. Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American ...

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    Unsafe at Any Speed is primarily known for its critique of the Chevrolet Corvair, although only one of the book's eight chapters covers the Corvair.It also deals with the use of tires and tire pressure being based on comfort rather than on safety, and the automobile industry disregarding technically based criticism. [2]

  4. The Car (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Terry Anders is a fourteen-year-old boy living in Cleveland, Ohio whose parents didn't pay much attention to him. When both of his parents run away after an argument with each other (unknowingly abandoning him as each assumed that the other was staying), he assembles his father's old Blakely Bearcat kit car.

  5. Book design - Wikipedia

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    The spine of the book is an important aspect in book design, especially in the cover design. When the books are stacked up or stored in a shelf, the details on the spine is the only visible surface that contains the information about the book. In a book store, it is often the details on the spine that attract the attention first.

  6. Book cover - Wikipedia

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    A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book. Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks , there are further alternatives and additions, such as dust jackets , ring-binding, and older forms such as the nineteenth-century "paper-boards" and the traditional types of hand-binding .

  7. “Parks and Rec” Writer Aisha Muharrar — and the ... - AOL

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    TV writer Aisha Muharrar is releasing her debut novel! PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover of Muharrar’s upcoming novel, Loved One, set to release on Aug. 12, 2025 through Viking ...

  8. Your car’s safety tech could lower the risk of accidents but ...

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    Advanced safety tech makes driving safer, but it also makes cars more expensive to repair. With the cost of car insurance on the rise in the past few years, anything that adds to insurers ...

  9. Vroom - Wikipedia

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    Vroom (and variant spelling) is an onomatopoeia [1] that represents the sound of an engine revving up. [2] It also describes the act of purposefully operating a motor vehicle at high speeds so as to create loud engine noises. [3]