Thinking Fast and Slow

For Christmas my mom gave me Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and Slow. It was a s-l-o-w read, but interesting. Kahneman explores the way we think and two distinct mental systems, one that processes things quickly, the other slowly. He calls them System 1 and System 2 and makes them into characters to explain how they are different and how they work. He presents examples to the reader to test the theory by asking the reader to answer the question with the surface information and discusses what he calls WYSIATI (What You See Is All There Is). The book has some fascinating information, but can be dry at times. And it's long, making it difficult to get through (says the girl who read it over a 6 month period). I'd recommend it for anyone who wants to learn about thinking processes and why we think the way we do, but otherwise I'm not sure that the book would appeal to a wide audience.