# The Art of Fairness

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- Book: [The Art of Fairness](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-bodanis/the-art-of-fairness) ([The Art of Fairness.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-bodanis/the-art-of-fairness.md))
- Authors: [David Bodanis](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-bodanis), [Roger Davis](https://www.bookquiver.com/roger-davis)
- Publisher: the_bridge_street_press
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4912-818-4
- Published: 2020-11-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

'David Bodanis is an enthralling storyteller. Prepare to be taken on a surprising, wide-ranging and ultimately inspiring journey to explore what makes us human' Tim Harford Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done? In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter. In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of Game of Thrones - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego. Simple fair decency can prevail. With surprising insights from across history - including the downfall of the very man who popularised the phrase 'nice guys finish last' - THE ART OF FAIRNESS charts a refreshing and sustainable new approach to cultivating integrity and influence.