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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $4.89
this book makes you think...what's wrong with that?
The 90-Minute Effect: How We Shape Our Lives by the Hollywood Formula and Rarely Reach Our Own Happy EndingsThe 90-Minute Effect: How We Shape Our Lives by the Hollywood Formula and Rarely Reach Our Own Happy Endings by Eric Robert Morse
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a fascinating look into the way our minds make everything a story
Cultural PsychologyCultural Psychology by Steven J. Heine
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brilliant
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our DecisionsPredictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
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a fair look into our supposed irrationality
Stumbling on HappinessStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
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one of the best in the genre
The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational WorldThe Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World by Tim Harford
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funny if crass
Everyone Agrees: Book I: Words, Ideas, and a Universal MoralityEveryone Agrees: Book I: Words, Ideas, and a Universal Morality by JSB Morse
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amazing insight
Outliers: The Story of SuccessOutliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
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insightful, as always
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
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the sway of the psyche
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is LessThe Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
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the drawbacks of materialism explained
Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological WealthHappiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth by Ed Diener
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getting close...
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and HappinessNudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler
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i like it...improve away
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Vintage)The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Vintage) by Leonard Mlodinow
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interesting...if not convincing
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human NatureThe Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker
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a fascinating look at linguistics
The Culture We Deserve : A Critique of DisenlightenmentThe Culture We Deserve : A Critique of Disenlightenment by Jacques Barzun
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a cultural look at the human condition...pure brilliance...
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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improbably catchy
The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real GrowthThe Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth by Steven S. Little
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i'll take a chocolate milkshake moment, please
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingFreakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
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macro behavioral economics
The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first CenturyThe World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
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but is it really?