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Stephen Dubner’s book recommendations in 2014

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190. Time to Take Back the Toilet

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-12-18

The Sonic Boom by Joel Beckerman · discussed · at 27:41

188. Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-11-27

The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley · discussed · at 3:40
The teacher wars by Dana Goldstein · discussed · at 4:20

187. The Man Who Would Be Everything

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-11-20

The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson · recommended · at 10:04

182. How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas?

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-10-16

Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu · discussed · at 16:32

How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-10-09

The Why Axis by Uri Gneezy · discussed · at 8:03

181. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-10-02

The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjørn Lomborg · discussed · at 11:20

179. Outsiders by Design

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-09-18

The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester · discussed · at 25:19

Parking Is Hell (Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-08-21

The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald C. Shoup · discussed · at 6:54
ReThinking a Lot by Eran Ben-Joseph · discussed · at 14:29

How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-07-31

Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? by Marianne Bertrand · discussed · at 32:27
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 47:40

176. Does Religion Make You Happy?

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-07-24

Bible by Bible · discussed · at 8:13
Understanding the Old Testament by Bernhard W. Anderson · discussed · at 9:25

174. What Do King Solomon and David Lee Roth Have in Common?

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-07-10

Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 30:23

172. How to Screen Job Applicants, Act Your Age, and Get Your Brain Off Autopilot

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-06-26

Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt · book club pick · at 6:03

171. There’s No Such Thing as a Free Appetizer

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-06-19

Turning the Tables by Andrew P. Haley · discussed · at 30:03
Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt · book club pick · at 40:02

169. Failure Is Your Friend

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-06-05

Seeing What Others Don't by Gary Klein · discussed · at 25:09

The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast )

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-05-29

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill · discussed · at 1:01:46

168. Think Like a Child

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-05-22

Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 7:00

167. The Three Hardest Words in the English Language

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-05-15

Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt · book club pick · at 2:50
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 7:13

162. “If Mayors Ruled the World”

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-04-10

If Mayors Ruled the World by Benjamin R. Barber · discussed · at 10:42
Triumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser · discussed · at 25:12

154. What You Don’t Know About Online Dating

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-02-06

Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating by Paul Oyer · discussed · at 9:41

152. Everybody Gossips (and That’s a Good Thing)

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-01-23

Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals: Find Out How the Rich Get So Rich (the Secrets to Financial Success R by Thomas C. Corley · discussed · at 3:01

151. Are We Ready to Legalize Drugs? And Other FREAK-Quently Asked Questions

Freakonomics Radio · 2014-01-09

Good to Great by Jim Collins · discussed · at 23:56

Other mentions in 2014 (44: passing, ad reads, own books)