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Tyler Cowen’s book recommendations in 2016

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Every episode from 2016, newest first

Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Food, Culture, and Travel

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-11-16

Land of fish and rice by Fuchsia Dunlop · discussed · at 3:54
Every grain of rice by Fuchsia Dunlop · discussed · at 3:54
This is London by Ben Judah · discussed · at 33:54
The Dream of The Red Chamber by Tsʻao, Hsüeh-chʻin. · discussed · at 36:19

Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-11-02

1984 by George Orwell · discussed · at 6:32

Margalit Fox on Life, Death, and the Best Job in Journalism

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-08-24

Essential Judaism by George Robinson · discussed · at 34:37
The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox · discussed · at 39:36
Talking Hands by Margalit Fox · discussed · at 42:42

Michael Orthofer on Why Fiction Matters

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-07-27

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien · discussed · at 0:50
Hamlet by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 1:50
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James · discussed · at 3:14
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy · discussed · at 13:49
The Dream of The Red Chamber by Tsʻao, Hsüeh-chʻin. · discussed · at 28:15
Bottom's dream by Arno Schmidt · discussed · at 30:26
The Confidence Man by Herman Melville · recommended · at 38:32

Cass Sunstein on Judicial Minimalism, the Supreme Court, and Star Wars (Live at Mason)

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-06-22

Nudge by Richard H. Thaler · discussed · at 6:14
Star Wars by Drew Karpyshyn · discussed · at 21:29
Possession by A. S. Byatt · discussed · at 59:20

Camille Paglia on her Lifestyle of Observation (Live at Mason)

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-04-25

Glittering Images by Camille Paglia · discussed · at 1:18
Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia · recommended · at 48:44

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Fighting Bruce Lee, Growing Up in Harlem, and Basketball (Live at Mason)

Conversations with Tyler · 2016-02-02

Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · discussed · at 0:01

Other mentions in 2016 (3: passing, ad reads, own books)