If you liked
Books like Freakonomics
Loved Freakonomics by Steven Levitt? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from business & economics, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
10 books · ranked
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Moneyball
How a cash-strapped baseball team used data to beat richer rivals; a gripping story about questioning everything.
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The Lean Startup
Build, measure, learn: the method that reshaped how new ventures are run; essential for founders.
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he
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The Media Handbook
Provides a practical introduction to the media planning and buying process. Emphasizing basic media planning and buying calculations along with the practical realities of offering plan alternatives an
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Drive
What truly motivates people at work, beyond carrots and sticks; clear and practical.
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The Big Short
The handful of outsiders who saw the 2008 crash coming; complex finance made thrilling and clear.
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Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars, published in November 2010, is a collection of four novellas by American author Stephen King, all dealing with the theme of retribution. One of the novellas, 1922, is set in Hemin
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No Logo
"What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands." Billy Bragg from the bookjacket.
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The Innovator's Dilemma
Why great companies fail by doing everything 'right'; the classic on disruptive innovation.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Brutally honest advice on running a company when things go wrong; from a veteran founder and investor.