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Tyler Cowen’s book recommendations in 2025

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Conversations with Tyler 2025 Retrospective

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-12-23

The English and their history by Robert Tombs · recommended · at 41:45
Mastering 'Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect by Joshua D. Angrist · discussed · at 42:21
Economics Rules by Dani Rodrik · discussed · at 42:31
Misbehaving by Richard H. Thaler · discussed · at 42:40
Hive Mind by Garett Jones · discussed · at 42:51
The Midas Paradox by Scott B. Sumner · discussed · at 43:04
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance · discussed · at 43:32
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers' Edition by Ashlee Vance · discussed · at 43:32
Margaret Thatcher : Herself Alone by Charles Moore · recommended · at 43:38
The American People by Larry Kramer · discussed · at 45:18
The seventh day by 余华 · discussed · at 45:21
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud · discussed · at 45:36

Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-12-03

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy · discussed · at 58:57
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy · discussed · at 58:57
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu · discussed · at 1:15:52

Donald S. Lopez Jr. on Buddhism

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-11-12

The Tibetan book of the dead by Padma Sambhava · discussed · at 37:20
The Buddha by Donald S. Lopez · recommended · at 50:02
Buddhism by Donald S. Lopez · recommended · at 56:42
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. · discussed · at 57:48

Jonny Steinberg on South African Crime and Punishment, the Mandelas' Marriage, and the Post-Apartheid Era

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-10-28

Winnie and Nelson by Jonny Steinberg · recommended · at 0:08
Thin Blue by Jonny Steinberg · recommended · at 0:22
The Number by Jonny Steinberg · recommended · at 0:22

George Selgin on the New Deal, Regime Uncertainty, and What Really Ended the Great Depression

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-10-15

As we go marching by John T. Flynn · discussed · at 25:18
False Dawn by George Selgin · recommended · at 59:57

John Amaechi on Leadership, the NBA, and Being Gay in Professional Sports

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-10-01

The hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo · discussed · at 11:13
It's Not Magic by John Amaechi · discussed · at 59:58

David Commins on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Future of the Gulf States

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-09-17

Saudi Arabia by David Commins · discussed · at 0:04

Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War, Intelligence Operations, and Conspiracy Realities

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-08-06

Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen · discussed · at 0:05

Helen Castor on Medieval Power and Personalities

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-07-23

Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor · discussed · at 0:21
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov · discussed · at 1:02:10

Chris Arnade on Walking Cities

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-06-18

Dignity by Chris Arnade · recommended · at 1:04:02

Any Austin on the Hermeneutics of Video Games

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-06-11

Existence by Rollo May · recommended · at 13:47

John Arnold on Trading, Energy, and Evidence-Based Philanthropy

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-06-04

Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 8:22

Theodore Schwartz on Neurosurgery, Consciousness, and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-05-21

Gray Matters by Theodore Schwartz · discussed · at 0:12

Kenneth Rogoff on Monetary Moves, Fiscal Gambits, and Classical Chess

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-04-30

Our Dollar, Your Problem by Kenneth Rogoff · recommended · at 1:02:50

Chris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the Internet

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-04-23

Read Write Own by Chris Dixon · recommended · at 1:07:19

Ian Leslie on McCartney, Lennon, and the Greatest Creative Partnership of All Time

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-04-16

John & Paul by Ian Leslie · discussed · at 0:11

Sheilagh Ogilvie on Epidemics, Guilds, and the Persistence of Bad Institutions

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-04-02

Controlling Contagion by Sheilagh Ogilvie · recommended · at 1:00:41

Ezra Klein on the Abundance Agenda

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-03-19

Abundance by Ezra Klein · discussed · at 0:15
Where Is My Flying Car? by J. Storrs Hall · discussed · at 45:09

Carl Zimmer on the Hidden Life in the Air We Breathe

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-03-05

Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer · discussed · at 0:17

The Most Practical Conversation About Writing With AI – Tyler Cowen

How I Write · 2025-03-05

Richard II by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 2:07
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë · discussed · at 2:13
Hamlet by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 2:52

Gregory Clark on Social Mobility, Migration, and Assortative Mating (Live at Mercatus)

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-02-19

A Farewell to arms by Gregory Clark · discussed · at 0:22
The Son Also Rises by Gregory Clark · discussed · at 0:39

Ross Douthat on Why Religion Makes More Sense Than You Think

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-02-05

Believe by Ross Douthat · discussed · at 0:15

Joe Boyd on the Birth of Rock, World Music, and Being There for Everything

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-01-22

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain by Joe Boyd · recommended · at 1:00:43

Scott Sumner on Monetary Rules, Blooming Late, and the Death of Cinema

Conversations with Tyler · 2025-01-08

Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu · discussed · at 56:41

Other mentions in 2025 (16: passing, ad reads, own books)