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Stephen Dubner’s book recommendations in 2021

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488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-12-30

A Beginner's Guide to the End by BJ Miller · discussed · at 52:55

Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar? (Replay) | No Stupid Questions | Episode 30

No Stupid Questions · 2021-11-28

A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith · discussed · at 14:34
An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope · discussed · at 16:24

How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Replay) | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 444

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-11-25

Compassionomics by Stephen Trzeciak · discussed · at 7:44
The House of God by Samuel Shem · discussed · at 35:35

In a Job Interview, How Much Does Timing Matter? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 70

No Stupid Questions · 2021-10-10

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt · discussed · at 21:43
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe · discussed · at 22:03
The devil's candy by Julie Salamon · discussed · at 22:31
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte · discussed · at 30:40

How Can You Convince Someone They’re Wrong? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 69

No Stupid Questions · 2021-10-03

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie · discussed · at 1:44

How Can You Escape a Drama Triangle? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 62

No Stupid Questions · 2021-08-01

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend · discussed · at 10:01
Economic Empowerment Of Women In The Islamic World: Theory And Practice by Toseef Azid, Jennifer L Ward-batts · discussed · at 31:55

Why Do We Complain? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 60

No Stupid Questions · 2021-07-18

Complaining, Teasing, and Other Annoying Behaviors by Robin M. Kowalski · discussed · at 2:14

The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let's Stop Pretending We're Not | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 469

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-07-15

The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich · discussed · at 32:44
The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich · discussed · at 33:11

Do Dreams Actually Mean Anything? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 59

No Stupid Questions · 2021-07-11

The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud · discussed · at 1:01

How Can You Stop Comparing Yourself With Other People? (Replay) | No Stupid Questions | Episode 13

No Stupid Questions · 2021-07-04

Grit by Angela Duckworth · discussed · at 7:46
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 24:38

Which Incentives Are Best at Boosting Vaccination, and Why? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 57

No Stupid Questions · 2021-06-20

Influence by Robert B. Cialdini · discussed · at 28:51

How to Get Anyone to Do Anything | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 463

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-05-27

Influence by Robert B. Cialdini · discussed · at 3:39

What’s the Secret to Making a Great Prediction? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 53

No Stupid Questions · 2021-05-23

Your erroneous zones by Wayne W. Dyer · discussed · at 23:34

The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer? | Episode 462

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-05-13

The war on normal people by Andrew Yang · discussed · at 12:28

What Separates Humans From Other Animals? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 51

No Stupid Questions · 2021-05-09

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White · discussed · at 14:29

Are You as Observant as You Think? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 50

No Stupid Questions · 2021-05-02

A sense of where you are by John McPhee · recommended · at 14:18

How Much Better Do You Really Want to Be? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 45

No Stupid Questions · 2021-03-28

Um. . . by Michael Erard · discussed · at 21:40

How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? | Freakonomics Radio | Bonus Episode

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-03-21

New York, New York, New York by Thomas Dyja · recommended · at 1:13
Transformation by Larry Thomas · recommended · at 1:13
The Third Coast by Thomas L. Dyja · recommended · at 51:03

Why Are We So Attracted to Fame? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 41

No Stupid Questions · 2021-02-28

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies by Daniel Thomas Cook · discussed · at 11:36
Consumer Studies by Ontario. Ministry of Education. · discussed · at 11:36
Influence by Robert B. Cialdini · discussed · at 13:29

Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 40

No Stupid Questions · 2021-02-21

How Not to Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg · discussed · at 29:31

Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 452

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-02-18

Lights Out by Thomas Gryta · discussed · at 4:14
Hot Seat by Jeff Immelt · discussed · at 6:57

Is Everybody Cheating These Days? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 39

No Stupid Questions · 2021-02-14

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 6:24
Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 6:41
Beginners by Tom Vanderbilt · discussed · at 18:59

How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 37

No Stupid Questions · 2021-01-31

Self-help by Samuel Smiles · discussed · at 31:24

Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 36

No Stupid Questions · 2021-01-24

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell · discussed · at 9:25

How Much Do We Really Care About Children? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 447

Freakonomics Radio · 2021-01-14

Smoke gets in your eyes by Caitlin Doughty · book club pick · at 0:20

Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 34

No Stupid Questions · 2021-01-10

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman · discussed · at 6:41

Other mentions in 2021 (24: passing, ad reads, own books)