Human Factors

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Safety at the Sharp End: A Guide to Non-Technical Skills
1.  Safety at the Sharp End: A Guide to Non-Technical Skills by Rhona Flin
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  "A readable introduction to human factors generally"
£19.50   Used & New from: £13.65
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries
2.  The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries by James Reason
The list author says:
  "Understanding errors and coping strategies across many areas"
£15.60   Used & New from: £11.90
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability
3.  Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability by Sidney Dekker
The list author says:
  "Helps to start you thinking"
£14.00   Used & New from: £9.80
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Human Error
4.  Human Error by James Reason
The list author says:
  "son is the Daddy of Error (& came up with the Swiss cheese model - start here"
£26.39   Used & New from: £11.96
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

The Decisive Moment: How the Brain Makes Up Its Mind
5.  The Decisive Moment: How the Brain Makes Up Its Mind by Jonah Lehrer
The list author says:
  "An entertaining & interesting stroll through the way the brain works; and how that impacts on our capacity to think"
£5.82   Used & New from: £0.98
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

The Limits of Expertise: Rethinking Pilot Error and the Causes of Airline Accidents (Ashgate Studies in Human Factors for Flight Operations)
6.  The Limits of Expertise: Rethinking Pilot Error and the Causes of Airline Accidents (Ashgate Studies in Human Factors for Flight Operations) by R.Key Dismukes
The list author says:
  "Pilot Error, maybe; or is it a bit more complex?"
£23.75   Used & New from: £17.52
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error
7.  The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error by Sidney Dekker
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  "Readable, practical"
£14.00   Used & New from: £9.80
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions
8.  Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
The list author says:
  "Do you make decisions the way you think you do?"
£16.34   Used & New from: £11.49
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Streetlights and Shadows (Bradford Books)
9.  Streetlights and Shadows (Bradford Books) by Gary Klein
The list author says:
  "Challenge your preconceptions"
£19.90   Used & New from: £15.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
10.  Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
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  "Some insights into medicine"
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.99
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
11.  Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
The list author says:
  "Some more insights into medicine"
£6.55   Used & New from: £3.15
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
12.  Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
The list author says:
  "All Gladwell's books are full of examples of HF's - also available as Audiobooks"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.81
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)

Outliers: The Story of Success
13.  Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
The list author says:
  "Chapter 5; Authority Gradient (Power Distance Index), cross cultural differences and use of language as it relates to aircraft crashes due to human factors"
£6.57   Used & New from: £2.37
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents
14.  The Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents by David Beaty
The list author says:
  "An early, easily read, review of human factors in aviation"
£9.75   Used & New from: £0.46
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Fly By Wire: The Geese, The Glide, The 'Miracle' on the Hudson
15.  Fly By Wire: The Geese, The Glide, The 'Miracle' on the Hudson by William Langewiesche
The list author says:
  "The latest well known aviation incident, in the Hudson, and why it worked out"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.89
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies (Princeton Paperbacks)
16.  Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies (Princeton Paperbacks) by Charles Perrow
The list author says:
  "Accidents are "normal", what did you expect?"
£21.02   Used & New from: £14.45
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 29/11/2010
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