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Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)
Discover the unconventional world of economics with this groundbreaking book that challenges conventional wisdom. Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's "Freakonomics" explores the mysteries of everyday life, from the commonalities between schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers to the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, revealing how economics is the study of incentives and how people get what they want or need. Featuring insightful storytelling and a fresh perspective, this New York Times bestseller is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the hidden connections in our world.
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Explore the inner workings of the mind in this groundbreaking book that explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, emotional, and intuitive while System 2 is slower, more analytical, and logical. Discover the benefits and drawbacks of both systems and learn how to tap into the benefits of slow thinking. With practical insights into decision-making in both our personal and professional lives, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to guard against mental pitfalls and gain a deeper understanding of the way we think.
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Discover why we make seemingly irrational decisions in our lives, from overspending on a meal to buying a car, in this groundbreaking and expanded edition of a New York Times bestseller. Author Dan Ariely challenges the assumption that we behave in rational ways and reveals the systematic and predictable nature of our misguided behaviors. Explore fascinating insights into the biases and tendencies that make us predictably irrational in this compelling read.
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Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Explore the teachings of Henry Hazlitt, a founding vice-president of the Foundation for Economic Education, in his seminal work, Economics in One Lesson. A classic economic primer and a fundamental influence on modern "libertarian" economics, Hazlitt's perspective on free markets, economic liberty, and the dangers of government intervention remains relevant even after more than 50 years since its initial publication. With concise and instructive insights, Hazlitt's efforts to dissemble economic fallacies have been credited with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy. Discover the timeless wisdom of Hazlitt's anti-deficit stance, committed to non-governmental solutions.
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This classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics explores the dangers of state control over the means of production. Originally published in 1944, The Road to Serfdom inspired and infuriated politicians and intellectuals. For author F. A. Hayek, empowering the government with increasing economic control would lead not to utopia but to the horrors of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. A perennial bestseller, the book has sold 400,000 copies in the US and has been translated into over twenty languages. This new edition includes a foreword, standardization of references, and helpful explanatory notes.
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Margaret ThatcherThis classic of economics explores the origins of national wealth, covering topics from the division of labor to free markets. Written in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, this book provides timeless insight into the building blocks of economic prosperity.
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Discover how every choice we make is influenced by biases and learn how to nudge yourself towards better decision-making. Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard H. Thaler and Harvard Law professor Cass R. Sunstein provide eye-opening examples and decades of research to show that our choices are never neutral. Using "choice architecture," we can nudge ourselves and others towards decisions that benefit our families, society, and planet without limiting our freedom of choice. A must-read for anyone looking to enhance their decision-making skills.
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Explore the radical notion that real-life humans, with all our biases and irrational tendencies, are the central agents in the economy. In Misbehaving, Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler shares his hilarious and inspiring journey to bring economics back down to earth, revealing how our misbehavior has serious consequences. Discover how behavioral economics opens up new ways to look at everything from household finance to assigning faculty offices, all while providing entertaining stories of Thaler's spirited battles with traditional economic thinking.
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This groundbreaking book takes a deep dive into economic history, analyzing the rising inequality of the past two centuries. Winner of multiple book awards and hailed by critics as an intellectual tour de force, it aims to revolutionize the way we think about wealth and its distribution. With sweeping insight and thorough research, the author presents an important study of inequality that cannot be ignored.
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The Myth of the Rational Market
A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street
Explore the rise and fall of the efficient markets theory with The Myth of the Rational Market. With insight and wit, former Time Magazine economics columnist Justin Fox traces the history of this influential investment idea from its earliest days on Wall Street to the current financial crisis. Named a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book of the Year, this must-read also debunks the long-held myth that the stock market is always right. Don't miss out on one of Library Journal's Best Business Books of the Year.
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Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
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Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee
The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit V. Banerjee
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu
Human Action by Ludwig von Mises
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed
Capital by Karl Marx
Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman
The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard Keynes
GDP by Diane Coyle
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
The Worldly Philosophers by Robert L. Heilbroner
Americana by Bhu Srinivasan
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
Small Is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher
The Republic of Beliefs by Kaushik Basu
The Rise and Fall of Nations by Ruchir Sharma
Against the Gods by Peter L. Bernstein
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Red Plenty by Francis Spufford
Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan
Information Rules by Carl Shapiro
Economics by Paul Samuelson
Makers and Takers by Rana Foroohar
The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Capitalism in America by Alan Greenspan
The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver
Markets, State, and People by Diane Coyle
The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism by Peter J. Boettke
The Everything Economics Book by David A Mayer
The Green and the Black by Gary Sernovitz
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Think Twice by Michael J. Mauboussin
Calculation and Coordination by Peter J Boettke
Postcapitalism by Paul Mason
The Armchair Economist by Steven E. Landsburg
Hidden Order by David D. Friedman
What Would the Great Economists Do? by Linda Yueh
The Great Surge by Steven Radelet
Economics for Humans, Second Edition by Julie A. Nelson
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
The Law by Frédéric Bastiat
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks
The Go-Giver by Bob Burg
Principles by Ray Dalio
Give and Take by Adam Grant
The Gulag Archipelago Abridged by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
The Price of Peace by Zachary D. Carter
The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon
Random Family by Adrian Nicole Leblanc
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
Scale by Geoffrey West
Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Free to Choose by Milton Friedman
The Power of Moments by Chip Heath
Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock
Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkar
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt
Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini
Evil Geniuses by Kurt Andersen
Stress Test by Timothy F. Geithner
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
The Anatomy of the State (LvMI) by Murray N. Rothbard