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Three-time New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely clubs up with famous The New Yorker cartoonist William Haefeli to present an expanded collection of his immensely popular Wall Streets Journal advice column, "Ask Ariely". Behavioral economist Dan Ariely revolutionized the way we think about ourselves, our imagination, and our activities in his books Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty. Ariely is applicable this scientific examination of the human condition in his "Ask Ariely" Q and A column in the Wall Street Journal, where he responds to readers who write in with personal conundrums ranging from the serious to the wondering:

• What can you do to remain calm when you're participating in the volatile stock market?
• What's the best way to get someone to stop smoking?
• How can you maximize the return on your investment at an all-you-can-eat buffet?
• Is it possible to put a cost on the human soul?
• Can you ever before rationally justify spending thousands of dollars on the Rolex?

In Ask Ariely a wide variety of economic, ethical, and psychological dilemmas are explored and resolved through wording and images. Utilizing their trademark understanding and wit, Ariely and Haefeli help us indicate on how we can reason our way through exterior and internal challenges. Listeners will laugh, learn, and most importantly gain a new perspective on how to cope with the inevitable problems that plague our day to day lives.