Barking up the Wrong Tree : The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know about Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

"BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE is a masterpiece. Whether you are a connoisseur of self-help books, or despise them, you won't be able to resist this recipe for living a better life." -- Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor and bestselling author of The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt "In this compulsively readable, brilliant kaleidoscope BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, Barker is your rollicking guide through the science of success. You'll discover what pirates and inmates can teach us about honesty and generosity, how to network like the world's greatest mathematician, and much, much more. -- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human "Delightfully puckish, evidence-backed and full of insight, this book answers questions about success that have puzzled us for far too long." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take "This book is compelling because Barker's irreverence is so consistently on-target, relentlessly puncturing the wisdom balloons that most need bursting." -- Robert B. Cialdini ,New York Times bestselling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion