Some books I've read that fall close to Freakonomics, rely on big data, or that otherwise surprise with information you are unlikely to run into elsewhere.
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The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
5 stars
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies …
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Gang leader for a day by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
First introduced in Freakonomics, here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology grad student who infiltrated one of …
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The tipping point by Malcolm Gladwell
4 stars
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads …
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MADE IN AMERICA by Bill Bryson
5 stars
Bill Bryson turns away from the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost …
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Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
4 stars
A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers to help carry a woman's groceries. Is he a good Samaritan or …
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The myth of choice by Kent Greenfield
4 stars
An account of the constraints on personal choice, and the consequences of those constraints for everyday life. Greenfield poses unsettling …
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