 | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $12.99 A great introduction to the fundamentals of empirical skepticism.
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 | Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Scepticism (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) by Sextus Empiricus
Buy new: $21.59 / Used from: $9.99 There's more on the practical use of logic and fallacy detection/refutation in this ancient book than in most modern books combined.
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 | The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers by Phil Rosenzweig
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $5.49 What makes a business popular one day and pariahs the next? The exact same thing! If you're curious, read this.
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 | The Future of Everything: The Science of Prediction by David Orrell
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $6.75 Why are weathercasters almost always wrong, and why do people listen to them anyway? This book offers some suggestions.
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 | The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek) by F. A. Hayek
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $8.98 Skepticism as applied to economics by one of the masters of the art.
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 | Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? by Philip E. Tetlock
Buy new: $36.00 / Used from: $10.90 Skepticism as applied to politics, but with many lessons for all areas of life.
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 | The Strategy Paradox: Why committing to success leads to failure (and what to do about it) by Michael E. Raynor
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $6.88 Applying skepticism to corporate strategy.
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 | The Poverty of Historicism (Routledge Classics) by Karl Popper
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.58 History is a liar! Read this and find out why.
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 | The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin & Reward by Benoit Mandelbrot
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $7.31 Skepticism in investing.
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 | Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $7.75 Another round of skepticism in investing.
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 | Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $4.00 Excellent and highly readable overview of risk.
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 | When Good Thinking Goes Bad: How Your Brain Can Have a Mind of Its Own by Todd C. Riniolo
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $11.40 How to critically evaluate anything.
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 | Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich by Jason Zweig
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $9.11 A highly useful guide to overcoming your brain's natural tendencies to make bad decisions.
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 | Influence: Science and Practice (5th Edition) by Robert B. Cialdini
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $14.95 The only guide you'll need on influence and persuasion techniques.
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 | Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Wordsworth Reference) (Wordsworth Reference) by Charles MacKay
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.00 The classic guide on the fearsome stupidity of crowd mentalities.
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 | Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $8.99 Almost an updated, more scientifically-based version of Charles MacKay's book.
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 | Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics (Agora Series) by William Bonner
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $6.52 Kills some sacred cows and makes you wonder why you ever believed in them in the first place.
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