Includes bibliographical references and index.

Thomas Schelling and his signature course on strategic thinking -- Introduction to strategic thought -- Vicarious thinking -- Game theory -- The two-by-two matrix -- Strategies defined and illustrated -- Tactics -- Self-command -- Interaction models -- The dollar auction -- Musical chairs and inescapable mathematics -- The prisoner's dilemma -- Cooperation -- Coordination -- Collective choice and voting -- The commons and fair division -- Case study, overcoming professional basketball's commons dilemma : the Phil Jackson story -- Critical mass and tipping -- Individual decisions and group outcomes -- Randomization in decision-making -- Case study, the Cuban missile crisis : analysis and review.