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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a truly original, highly insightful, and highly readable book on a vital yet largely unexplored question: who do we trust, why should we trust, and how should we trust. Let's stop ignoring the expert problem. This is not a book, but the birth of a branch of applied knowledge."
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb"[
Reputation] mixes crunchy intellectual provocations with literary allusions, catty takes on academic life and some juicy riffs."
—Ian Leslie, New Statesman"Having a good reputation is crucial for individuals, groups, and even objects. Through wide-ranging and well-crafted examples—from wine tasting to academic prestige—Gloria Origgi offers a grand tour of how the social sciences illuminate the process of reputation formation. Reputations might be imperfect, but they are unavoidable, and Origgi's book can help us make them more reliable."
—Hugo Mercier, coauthor of The Enigma of Reason
