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The Best Books on The Psychology Behind Human Decision Making and Irrationality

**reader suggestions are at the bottom*** This is a great way to build your antilibrary. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely Mentioned by many others. Outstanding experimentally-driven analysis of …

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Five books on Holding Power to Account

Heather Brooke, author of Your Right To Know: A Citizen’s Guide to the Freedom of Information Act, offers five picks on holding power to account. Animal Farm …it is an allegory about power …

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What did Steve Jobs Read?

I’ve always wondered just what influenced Steve Jobs thinking? Walter Isaacson‘s biography of Steve Jobs provides an unprecedented look at not only Steve Jobs life but the books which …

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Five Must-Reads for Tackling Complex Problems

Ted Cadsby writes “the following five books are a small sample from a longer list of must-reads, but they have two things in common. First, they forced me to confront how superficial and …

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What Does Bill Gates Read for Fun?

You like to read? So does Bill Gates. And he reads a lot. Here’s a brief look at what he reads on topics such as education, energy, finance, and development. Education Work Hard, Be …

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Five Book recommendations from Dan Ariely on Behavioural Economics

Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavorial economics, says we can all be more aware of our surroundings and our decision-making process. He suggests the following five books: The Invisible …

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Greg Mankiw Recommends Reading These 18 Economics Books

If you’d like to read more about economics issues try these 18 books recommended by Greg Mankiw, author of Principles of Economics. The Cartoon Introduction to Economics Basic economic …

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Behavioral Economics Reading List

Are you looking for good books to read on Behavioral Economics or Behavioral Psychology? This is a list of my best Behavioral Economics books of all time. If you only want to read a few, check out the …

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