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Books like Misbehaving

A witty, eye-opening tour through the delightfully irrational quirks of human decision-making. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Misbehaving.

  • illuminating
  • curious
  • lighthearted
  • amused
  1. 01

    Predictably Irrational

    Dan Ariely

    A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.

    Shares:
    • conversational
  2. 02

    Nudge

    Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein

    A fascinating, practical lens on human irrationality that makes you rethink every menu, form, and default setting you encounter.

    Shares:
    • curious
    • wry
  3. 03

    The Psychology of Money

    Morgan Housel

    A reassuring, jargon-free conversation about how our egos, fears, and histories shape our bank accounts.

    Shares:
    • conversational
  4. 04

    The honest truth about dishonesty

    Dan Ariely

    A playful, eye-opening exploration of the little lies we tell ourselves and the surprising ways our moral compasses go astray.

    Shares:
    • amused
    • wry
    • conversational
  5. 05

    The winner's curse

    Richard H. Thaler

    A wry, intellectually stimulating exploration of the funny and paradoxical ways humans actually behave when money is on the line.

    Shares:
    • curious
    • wry
    • humorous
    • human irrationality
  6. 06

    Scarcity

    Sendhil Mullainathan

    A thought-provoking exploration of how the feeling of not having enough rewires our brains and shapes our world.

    Shares:
    • intellectual
  7. 07

    Thinking, fast and slow

    Daniel Kahneman

    A humbling, mind-expanding tour through the hidden machinery of your own thoughts that will permanently alter how you view human rationality.

    Shares:
    • curious
    • conversational
    • intellectual
  8. 08

    Discover Your Inner Economist

    Tyler Cowen

    A pragmatic and intellectually stimulating guide to hacking the hidden incentives that drive our daily lives.

    Shares:
    • curious
  9. 09

    The undoing project

    Michael Lewis

    A brilliant, bittersweet exploration of how two contrasting minds came together to rewrite the rules of human logic, only to be torn apart by their own human flaws.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • conversational
    • human irrationality
  10. 10

    The art of thinking clearly

    Rolf Dobelli

    A brisk, humbling, and ultimately empowering field guide to outsmarting your own irrational brain.

    Shares:
    • illuminating
    • wry
  11. 11

    Superforecasting

    Dan Gardner

    An intellectually stimulating masterclass in stripping away bias and upgrading your mental software to see the world more clearly.

    Shares:
    • curious
  12. 12

    Good Economics for Hard Times

    Esther Duflo

    A compassionate, myth-busting journey through modern policy that replaces partisan panic with evidence-based hope.

    Feels:
    • intellectually stimulating
    • grounded
    • cautiously optimistic

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