What you didn't know you didn't know!

A Listmania! list by Flying Tortoise (Somerset, UK)
 
Irrationality
1.  Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland
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  "General overview of how we think far less sanely than we think we think!"
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Bad Science
2.  Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
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  "Trust nobody claiming to be a medical expert!"
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How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions
3.  How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions by Francis Wheen
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  "A fascinating history of the nonsense that passes for 'knowledge' in a supposedly technological and rational age."
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
4.  Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
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  "Everything you think you know about how the world works is probably wrong and this book proves it!"
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Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
5.  Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt
The list author says:
  "More things you didn't know you didn't know."
£16.87   Used & New from: £0.43
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (160 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
6.  The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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  "Can be a tad wordy and meandering but worth persisting for the insight into how bad we are at predictions and why."
£5.99   Used & New from: £2.84
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