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“Escalation of commitment” as a book category gathers works that explore how people, teams, and institutions double down on a chosen course of action even as evidence mounts that it’s failing. These books probe the psychological and social engines of the spiral—sunk-cost bias, loss aversion, identity and reputation concerns, accountability pressures, and group dynamics—and trace how small justifications evolve into larger bets, moral compromises, and rising stakes. The category spans nonfiction case studies in business and public policy, behavioral science explainers, and fiction that dramatizes the slide from stubborn persistence to catastrophe or hard-won reversal. Readers encounter cautionary narratives and insightful analyses that reveal why cutting losses is so hard and what it takes to recognize, resist, and unwind an escalation once it begins.

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