Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2022-11-24
Stephen Dubner & Michael Lewis: books mentioned on Freakonomics Radio #523
Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky With “Moneyball”? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 523
Stephen Dubner discussed Moneyball by Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, The undoing project by Michael Lewis, and The Premonition by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a celebrated nonfiction book documenting how the Oakland Athletics baseball team leveraged analytical models and statistical data to gain a competitive edge.
Discussed“this book is called Moneyball it too was turned into a good movie”
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis is a semi-autobiographical financial book detailing the author's chaotic experiences as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers during the explosive Wall Street culture of the 1980s.
Discussed“this began with his first book Liar's poker my first job was in the very best place to tell the story about Wall Street in the 1980s”
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The undoing project
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the profound intellectual partnership and friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for behavioral economics.
Discussed“excellent book is called the undoing project about Danny Kahneman and amosversky was the seed for that sort of planted in writing Moneyball”
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The Premonition
The Premonition by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account examining public health and government response during crises.
Discussed“the main focus is Lewis's most recent book The premonition”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“He read 'Liar's Poker.' Yes, he had read it, and I think that's why he let me through his door in the first place when I got there and started asking him questions that sounded like the kind of questions you'd ask a Wall Street trader.”
“Now you're talking about Liar's Poker here, not Moneyball, correct? Liar's Poker: pure accident.”