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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
- 01
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.
- 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.
- 03
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
A reassuring, jargon-free conversation about how our egos, fears, and histories shape our bank accounts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 06
Scarcity
Sendhil Mullainathan
A thought-provoking exploration of how the feeling of not having enough rewires our brains and shapes our world.
- 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.
- 08
Discover Your Inner Economist
Tyler Cowen
A pragmatic and intellectually stimulating guide to hacking the hidden incentives that drive our daily lives.
- 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.
- 10
The art of thinking clearly
Rolf Dobelli
A brisk, humbling, and ultimately empowering field guide to outsmarting your own irrational brain.
- 11
Superforecasting
Dan Gardner
An intellectually stimulating masterclass in stripping away bias and upgrading your mental software to see the world more clearly.
- 12
Good Economics for Hard Times
Esther Duflo
A compassionate, myth-busting journey through modern policy that replaces partisan panic with evidence-based hope.











