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Books like Superfreakonomics

A playful, data-driven joyride that flips conventional wisdom on its head and reveals the hidden gears of human behavior. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Superfreakonomics.

  • intellectually stimulating
  • playful
  • surprising
  • breezy
  1. 01

    Freakonomics

    Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner · 2006

    A playful, data-driven dismantling of conventional wisdom that makes you question everything you thought you knew about how the world works.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • playful
    • surprising
    • wry
  2. 02

    When to Rob a Bank

    Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

    A delightfully irreverent romp through the hidden incentives and bizarre data points that secretly govern our everyday lives.

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    • breezy
    • wry
    • conversational
    • irreverent
  3. 03

    Predictably Irrational

    Dan Ariely

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

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • playful
    • conversational
    • inquisitive
  4. 04

    Discover Your Inner Economist

    Tyler Cowen

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

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • human behavior
  5. 05

    Perfectly irrational

    Dan Ariely

    A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden quirks and cognitive blind spots that secretly run our lives.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • wry
    • conversational
    • inquisitive
  6. 06

    Misbehaving

    Richard H. Thaler

    A witty, eye-opening tour through the delightfully irrational quirks of human decision-making.

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    • wry
    • conversational
    • irreverent
  7. 07

    Outliers

    Malcolm Gladwell

    An engaging journey that dismantles the myth of the self-made genius to reveal the hidden forces behind extraordinary success.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • conversational
    • inquisitive
  8. 08

    The Tipping Point

    Malcolm Gladwell · 2000

    An engaging, anecdote-fueled exploration of the hidden forces that cause ideas and behaviors to catch fire.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • conversational
    • inquisitive
  9. 09

    The undercover economist strikes back

    Tim Harford

    A witty, jargon-free tour through the hidden gears of the global economy that makes macroeconomics feel like a fascinating dinner party conversation.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • wry
    • provocative
    • conversational
  10. 10

    Drive

    Daniel H. Pink

    A paradigm-shifting exploration of human behavior that leaves you feeling energized to redesign how you work and live.

    Feels:
    • energizing
    • thought-provoking
    • forward-looking
  11. 11

    Superforecasting

    Dan Gardner

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

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    • intellectually stimulating
  12. 12

    Free

    Chris Anderson · 2009

    A paradigm-shifting exploration of how the digital age turned a promotional gimmick into the bedrock of modern economics.

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    • intellectually stimulating

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