Cass Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard, where he is founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy. A columnist for Bloomberg View, a frequent witness before Congress, and an informal adviser to many public officials in national, state, and local governments, he has served as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, as a member of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, and as an Attorney-Adviser in the U.S. Department of Justice. His many books include the bestseller Nudge (with Richard H. Thaler), Simpler: The Future of Government, and Republic.com.
“[Sunstein’s] enthusiasm is endearing...[the] Harvard Law professor
uses George Lucas’s cinematic phenomenon to tackle such disparate
topics as the creative process, the writing of constitutional law,
and why people commit terrorist acts.” — New Yorker
“Enlightening...perceptive...Mr. Sunstein comes across as an
energetic, friendly dinner-party tablemate.” — New York Times
“Entertaining…the ultimate primer for guiding a Star Wars padawan
to the level of Jedi Knight.” — TIME
“Delightful… informative without being boring, funny without being
silly.. a marvelous swift read. The force is strong with this one.”
— The Economist
“If you love Star Wars or are a nerd and want an engaging
introduction to concepts in legal theory or behavioural economics,
Sunstein does the trick with levity and clarity’.” — The Times
“An enlightening and surprisingly personal tour of a
galaxy...Sunstein offers plenty of fun details and opinions.” —
Washington Post
“Sunstein makes a strong case that [Star Wars] contains real
insights into the way we think about religion, work, and
family...the book’s takeaways are universal.” — Fortune
“In this gem of a book, Cass Sunstein uses the Star Wars series to
explore profound questions about being a parent, a child, and a
human. It will change the way you think about your own journey,
might even make you pick up the phone and call your dad.” — Walter
Isaacson
“Irresistibly charming, acclaimed legal scholar Sunstein writes
partly as a rigorous academic and partly as a helpless fanboy as he
explores our fascination with Star Wars and what the series can
teach us about the law, behavioral economics, history, even
fatherhood. This book is fun, brilliant, and deeply original.” —
Lee Child
“In this remarkable, book Sunstein manages to connect invisible
gorillas, hit songs, conspiracy theories, and constitutional law.
For anyone who loves the movies, or loves to think about how the
world works, or simply loves their father The World According to
Star Wars will provoke and inspire.” — Duncan Watts, Principal
Researcher at Microsoft Research and author of Everything is
Obvious (Once You Know the Answer)
“Fun and informative without getting bogged down with being too
analytic or too fan-ish.” — Jeffrey Brown, author of the
bestselling Goodnight Darth Vader
“Smart and interesting.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A light and breezy read filled with beautiful and funny
anecdotes…worth the price of admission.” — Allen Voivod, Star Wars
7x7 Podcast
“Cass R. Sunstein has done it: He’s made Star Wars into a valuable
legal text. In The World According to Star Wars, he considers the
social, political, and moral ramifications of the films’ mythology…
Sunstein provides new insights into a series we love.” — Slate
“[a] soon-to-be-required-for-college text” — Geeks of Doom
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