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Every book George Loewenstein recommended on podcasts

Guest on Hidden Brain · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by George Loewenstein

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  1. The Opposite of Happiness

    George Loewenstein · Recommended · 1 episode

    Recommended
    “And maybe it will even make you more accepting of yourself, knowing how broadly shared your miseries are.”
    Hidden Brain Why Am I Unhappy? 2026-10-12
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Anna Karenina

    Лев Толстой; Lew Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi; Ulrike Koch · Discussed · 1 episode

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a monumental 19th-century masterpiece of Russian literature that explores complex themes of love, adultery, social class, and tragic human choices.

    Discussed
    “Tolstoy famously was very, very negatively judgmental towards Anna Karenina, a character who he developed.”
    Hidden Brain Why Am I Unhappy? 2026-10-12
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Books George Loewenstein wrote

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Why Am I Unhappy?Hidden Brain2026-10-122
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged The Opposite of Happiness
“and an amusing coda to the story is that I sent this academic the manuscript of my book and he learned about how I almost did respond so negatively and he ended up, I won't give any more clues than that, but he ended up writing a blurb for the cover of my book so you can try to guess”
Hidden Brain Why Am I Unhappy? 2026-10-12