Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2025-12-23
Books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler 2025 Retrospective
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The English and their history
The English and their history by Robert Tombs is a comprehensive, sprawling historical survey that traces the evolution of English identity and national development across the centuries.
Recommended“The best was the Robert Tombs book about English history. Since that blog post, so many people have come to me and said, "Can you recommend to me other books like the Robert Tombs book?" Which is a sign it really hit people in a good way. That was probably the clear winner for best book of that year, and”
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Mastering 'Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect
Discussed“Mastering Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect by Angrist and Steffen Pischke. COWEN: An incredible achievement, but it's not a book in the sense that you read it, right?”
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Economics Rules
Economics Rules by Dani Rodrik is a concise exploration of the uses, limitations, and proper applications of economic models in understanding public policy and human behavior.
Discussed“Dani Rodrik, Economics Rules, CWT guest. COWEN: Mercantilism, to me, looks worse than it did 10 years ago, now that I have to live under it.”
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The American People
Discussed“Larry Kramer, The American People. COWEN: Has not stuck with me.”
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The seventh day
Discussed“The Seventh Day by Yu Hua. COWEN: Has not stuck with me. The Widower is a great book, the one from Singapore.”
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