title: Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do
author:  Nicholas A. Christakis 
description: "Christakis and Fowler have written <i>the</i> book on the exciting new science of social networks. CONNECTED could change your life forever. How? Read it yourself and find out."<b><i>Daniel Gilbert, bestselling author of <i>Stumbling on Happiness</i></i></b><br /><br />"In a category of works of brilliant originality that can stimulate and enlighten and can sometimes even change the way we understand the world."<b><i><em>The New York Times</em></i></b><br /><br />"Groundbreaking."<b><i><em>Kirkus</em></i></b><br /><br />"An entertaining guide to the mechanics and importance of human networking."<b><i><em>Publishers Weekly</em></i></b><br /><br />"Engaging and insightful...sure-to-be a blockbuster...<i>Connected </i>succeeds in connecting with its audience."<b><i>SeedMagazine.com</i></b><br /><br />"Illuminating...The authors excel at drawing out the devil in the detail. <i>Connected </i>has profound implications."<b><i><em>New Scientist</em></i></b><br /><br />"Intriguing."<b><i>SmartMoney.com</i></b><br /><br />"<i>Connected</i> explores the startling intricacies of social networks."<b><i><em>O, The Oprah Magazine</em></i></b><br /><br />"Could well be one of the most important works of the decade. Full of fascinating stories and examples. A must read."<b><i>Ed Diener, Joseph Smiley Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of Illinois and author of <i>Happiness</i></i></b><br /><br />"In a social world exploding with new ways to interact, <i>Connected </i>is a user's guide for ourselves in the 21st century."<b><i>Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics and author of <i>Predictably Irrational</i></i></b>
zlib_text: > CONTENTS
  
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  >  _Chapter One_
  
  >  _Chapter Two_
  
  >  _Chapter Three_
  
  >  _Chapter Four_
  
  >  _Chapter Five_
  
  >  _Chapter Six_
  
  >  _Chapter Seven_
  
  >  _Chapter Eight_
  
  >  _Chapter Nine_
  
  >  _Chapter Ten_
  
  >  _Chapter Eleven_
  
  >  _Chapter Twelve_
  
  >  _Chapter Thirteen_
  
  >  _Chapter Fourteen_
  
  >  _Chapter Fifteen_
  
  >  _Chapter Sixteen_
  
  >  _Chapter Seventeen_
  
  >  _Chapter Eighteen_
  
  >  _Chapter Nineteen_
  
  >  _Chapter Twenty_
  
  >  _Chapter Twenty-One_
  
  >  _Chapter Twenty-Two_
  
  >  _Chapter Twenty-Three_
  
  >  _Chapter Twenty-Four_
  
  >  _Chapter Twenty-Five_
  
  >  _Epilogue_
  
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