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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2015-03-12

Books mentioned on 200. When Willpower Isn’t Enough

1 book · With Katherine Milkman · Listen

Sure, we all want to make good personal decisions, but it doesn't always work out. That's where "temptation bundling" comes in.

Katherine Milkman discussed The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Hunger Games

    Suzanne Collins · at 13:35 · mentioned 2 times

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a bestselling young adult dystopian novel set in a ruined futuristic nation where children are forced to compete in a televised death match.

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    “So, these are books like The Da Vinci Code and The Hunger Games. The rules of The Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each of the 12 districts must provide one girl and one boy, called Tributes, to participate.”
    Katherine Milkman 200. When Willpower Isn’t Enough 2015-03-12
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Passing The Da Vinci Code
“So, these are books like The Da Vinci Code and The Hunger Games.”
Katherine Milkman 200. When Willpower Isn’t Enough 2015-03-12
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