Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It
By: Daniel Simons
3.91
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid them …
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1. How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
By: David McRaney
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not … read more
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- psychology
- audiobook
"I couldn’t shake the idea that I, too, was probably one conversation away from changing my own mind about something, maybe a lot of things. But I also recalled how many conversations I’d had that onl…"-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
"Before scientists began researching the Leadership LAB’s technique, few studies supported the possibility that campaigns could change voters’ views on polarized, partisan, politically controversial i…"-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
2. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
3. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more
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- nonfiction
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- audiobook
4. Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
By: Brian Klaas
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Want to know what chaos theory can teach us about human events? In the perspective-altering traditi… read more
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- economics
- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
5. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
6. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
By: Greg Lukianoff
3.93
Format: 432 pages, ebook
A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more
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- psychology
- audiobook
"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
7. Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World
By: Tom Chivers
4.17
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A captivating and user-friendly tour of Bayes’s theorem and its global impact on modern life from t… read more
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- psychology
8. Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
By: Ben McKenzie
None
Format: None pages, None
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR… read more
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9. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
By: Rob Copeland
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio. Ray Dalio… read more
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- economics
- nonfiction
- buisness
10. The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace (The Shortest History Series)
By: Michael Scott-Baumann
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed ove… read more
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- nonfiction
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11. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
By: Amy C. Edmondson
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering resea… read more
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- nonfiction
- personal development
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- audiobook
12. Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
By: Dan Ariely
3.92
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
“In this thoughtful, moving, and well-written book, Dan Ariely narrates his personal and profession… read more
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- economics
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"A higher level of income inequality in our community can fray our sense of social trust."-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"How can science - which is slow and methodical, providing only an occasional breakthrough - compete with creative minds unfettered by facts?"-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"Would you enthusiastically recommend that a friend purchase something you'd never tested yourself? Probably not. But you may be unwittingly doing this with information every day."-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"[M]isbelief is enormously engaging and even fun for those who become deeply involved in its cleverly constructed alternate worlds. People who work in the gaming industry have drawn striking parallels…"-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
13. Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
By: Scott J. Shapiro
3.96
Format: 420 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining account of the philosophy and technology of hacking--and why we all need to underst… read more
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- audiobook
"The problem with solutionism... It assumes that rationality has the tools to solve every problem. ... We think problems are decidable because we only see the decidable ones. We don't see the infinite…"-Scott J. Shapiro, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
14. The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life
By: Sally Jenkins
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Washington Post sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author of the “fascinating” ( The W… read more
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15. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis
By: Scott Patterson
3.78
Format: 336 pages, ebook
A Wall Street Journal bestseller Written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fasci… read more
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17. Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It
By: Daniel Simons
3.91
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid them … read more
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- buisness
- economics
- nature
- audiobook
18. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
By: Sander van der Linden
4.03
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Winner of the 2024 APA William James Book Award • Winner of the 2024 Harvard Goldsmith Book Prize •… read more
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- psychology
- audiobook
"Whereas lies and fake news tend to be simple and sticky, science is often presented as nuanced and complex."-Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
19. Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
By: Barbara McQuade
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practic… read more
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20. The Experience Machine
By: Andy Clark
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worldsFor as long as … read more
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21. Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
By: Joseph Cox
4.12
Format: None pages, None
The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own… read more
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