{"product_id":"six-degrees-9780393325423","title":"Six Degrees","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pioneering young scientist whose work on the structure of small worlds has triggered an avalanche of interest in networks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accessible and engaging…A good introduction to the topic.\" -- Nature\u003cbr\u003e\"Duncan Watts is so clear and so readable about one of the world's most mystifying subjects that he will probably leave you with your thinking changed forever.\" -- Alan Alda\u003cbr\u003e\"Here is a wonderful science book you won't want to put down...relevant to an amazing variety of subjects, including epidemics, markets, scientific collaboration, and terrorism.\" -- Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Laureate in physics, cofounder of the Santa Fe Institute\u003cbr\u003e\"Written in as accessible and jaunty a fashion as James Watson's \u003cem\u003eDouble Helix, Six Degrees\u003c\/em\u003e provides a deft, informative, and deeply engaging story of how the multidisciplinary science of networks has come into being.\" -- Robert K. Merton, University Professor Emeritus, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a story that is both personal and remarkable for its ability to convey the wonder of complex science.\" -- Bill Miller, CEO, Legg Mason Funds\u003cbr\u003e\"Watts's insights into the interconnections that bind us together...offer a vital new framework for understanding our global society.\" -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\"Watts smoothly combines a historical survey of the field with real-world examples. Well-done [and] comprehensive.\" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525136785751,"sku":"9780393325423","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393325423.jpg?v=1731859370","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/six-degrees-9780393325423","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}