How to Deal with Idiots: (and stop being one yourself)

Idiocy is all around us. Many have dealt with irksome situations such as colleagues who repeat the same point as another loudy and get the credit, or commuters who don’t know how to use an escalator. Using warmth, wit, and wisdom How to Deal with Idiots (Profile Books) examines people's relationships to others and their own ego as well as strategist to dismantle idiotic situations. The book ultimately offers practical solutions to irritating issues.

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Tod Williams ’65 *67 stands in front of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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