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A wry, intellectually stimulating exploration of the funny and paradoxical ways humans actually behave when money is on the line. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The winner's curse.
- curious
- thought-provoking
- intellectually stimulating
- 01
Misbehaving
Richard H. Thaler
A witty, eye-opening tour through the delightfully irrational quirks of human decision-making.
- 02
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.
- 03
Perfectly irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden quirks and cognitive blind spots that secretly run our lives.
- 04
Scarcity
Sendhil Mullainathan
A thought-provoking exploration of how the feeling of not having enough rewires our brains and shapes our world.
- 05
Adaptive markets
Andrew W. Lo
A fascinating, interdisciplinary deep dive into the biological and psychological forces that actually drive the stock market.
- 06
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.
- 07
Thinking Strategically
Avinash K. Dixit; Barry J. Nalebuff · 1991
An analytical yet accessible guide that transforms the complex math of game theory into a practical lens for everyday decision-making.
- 08
What I learned losing a million dollars
Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan · 1994
A brutally honest autopsy of financial hubris that teaches you more about human psychology than it does about the stock market.
- 09
Happy money
Elizabeth Dunn
A breezy, science-backed guide that flips the script on personal finance, focusing on how to buy joy rather than just accumulate wealth.
- 10
Discover Your Inner Economist
Tyler Cowen
A pragmatic and intellectually stimulating guide to hacking the hidden incentives that drive our daily lives.
- 11
Fooled by randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2001
A provocative, intellectual cold shower that shatters your illusions of control and makes you question every success story you have ever heard.
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The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
A reassuring, jargon-free conversation about how our egos, fears, and histories shape our bank accounts.
