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A paradigm-shifting exploration that makes you look at every crowd, committee, and market with a newfound sense of wonder and respect. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Wisdom of Crowds:Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations.
- intellectually stimulating
- curious
- hopeful
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The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell · 2000
An engaging, anecdote-fueled exploration of the hidden forces that cause ideas and behaviors to catch fire.
- 02
Superforecasting
Dan Gardner
An intellectually stimulating masterclass in stripping away bias and upgrading your mental software to see the world more clearly.
- 03
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.
- 04
How we decide
Jonah Lehrer
A brisk, anecdote-rich tour through the hidden neurological gears that drive our everyday choices.
- 05
Emergence
Steven Johnson · 2001
A mind-expanding exploration that reveals the hidden, bottom-up rules governing everything from ant colonies to bustling cities.
- 06
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.
- 07
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.
- 08
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2005
A provocative, intellectually aggressive dismantling of human certainty that will forever change how you look at the future.
- 09
Perfectly irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden quirks and cognitive blind spots that secretly run our lives.
- 10
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.
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Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
A fascinating, fast-paced tour through the hidden machinery of your own mind that will make you question every snap judgment you make.
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The Drunkard's Walk
Leonard Mlodinow · 2008
A witty, mind-bending tour through the hidden mathematics of everyday life that will forever change how you view success, failure, and the illusion of control.
