I let a little bobby dazzler dangle above the stream in the hope that some might bite Saxon
Why do we so willingly buy into the cult of leadership in sport?
The book analyses the rise in the cult of the captain not just in the Ryder Cup but more generally and then thoughtfully debunks it.
He argues that we seek explanations that are closet to myth than fact: assumptions that have no proven scientific basis, but which are commonly used as a version of the truth and which render the story of the Ryder Cup and other events credible.
A lot on issues like attribution error but without too much mumbo-jumbo, indeed he pokes fun at that.
At a time when the gap between executive pay and the rest is so high, his observations have wider relevance. IMO, we see it all the time in political discussions here and elsewhere (and climate change of course!!)