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Fights, Games, and Debates

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I read this book as a young man and dellighted to find I can now get another copy to replace my long lost volume. The book gives very clear explanations of game theory, zero-sum and non-zero sum, game trees and related subjects. It then goes on to weave a philosophy of civilized communication based on the mathematics.

The style is clear and pleasant to read, and what ought to be a dry subject is becomes a pleasant walk through a garden of interesting concepts.

I look forward to reading it again after many years.

This book is largely referenced in John Gottman's couples therapy. They took these concepts and created exercises to apply this technique with couples. I use the couples version of the rapoport concept in therapy often. It is extremely hard to delay your agenda and to really hear your partner...but highly effective.