Behavioural Economics

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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
1.  The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow
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  "Fascinating book looking at randomness and our poor inability to be able to handle it in our daily lives.  Never thought that I would find a book on probability fascinating!"
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions
2.  Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
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  "Like it or not, much of our instinctive behaviour can be seen as irrational.  It throws a spanner in the works of traditional economics providing an addtional dimension of human life."
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Basic Instincts: Human Nature and the New Economics
3.  Basic Instincts: Human Nature and the New Economics by Pete Lunn
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  "Great overview and introduction to behavioural economics. Clear and well thought through examples bring the text to life."
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Free: The Future of a Radical Price: The Economics of Abundance and Why Zero Pricing Is Changing the Face of Business
4.  Free: The Future of a Radical Price: The Economics of Abundance and Why Zero Pricing Is Changing the Face of Business by Chris Anderson
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  "Fascinating reading and surprising that this topic hasn't been covered before given that it is the business model that underpins much of the web."
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The Logic Of Life: Uncovering the New Economics of Everything: The Undercover Economist
5.  The Logic Of Life: Uncovering the New Economics of Everything: The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
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  "The follow up to "The Undercover Economist" it provides a fascinating and alternative view on aspects of everyday life.  This book explores the "rational" nature of human behaviour that shapes society"
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
6.  Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard H Thaler
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  "Great reading.  Little bit US centric in places, but covers a lot of ground. Well written."
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Bad Science
7.  Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
8.  Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
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  "For me, it was this book (and Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point) that got me interested in this fascinating area."
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The Undercover Economist
9.  The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
10.  The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
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  "Still the best book that Malcolm Gladwell has written to date."
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
11.  The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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