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12 books with a reading profile close to SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.

1

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt

Also outward-looking · analytical, economics

Steven D.
2

Economics Explained

by Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, economics

Robert Heilbroner and Lester Thurow provide a foundational breakdown of how capital, labor, and markets operate within a modern society.
3

The science of Game of thrones

by Helen Keen

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
4

The Undercover Economist

by Tim Harford

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, economics

Tim Harford explains how price discrimination, scarcity power, and information asymmetry dictate the costs of daily life.
5

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Hans Rosling

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Hans Rosling identifies ten mental instincts that distort our perception of global reality, such as the gap instinct, which falsely divides the world into "us" and "them," and the negativity instinct, which causes us to…
6

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
7

Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food

by Chris van Tulleken

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
8

The World Without Us

by Alan Weisman

Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible

Alan Weisman presents a thought experiment regarding the physical fate of the Earth following the sudden disappearance of the human race.
9

Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

by Michael Lewis

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, economics

Michael Lewis tracks the global aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis by visiting nations that experienced extreme credit bubbles.
10

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

by Michael Lewis

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, economics

Michael Lewis details the rise of high-frequency trading and its impact on the American stock market.
11

Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that traditional surveys and public statements are unreliable because people constantly filter their responses to appear socially acceptable.
12

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

Neil deGrasse Tyson assembles a collection of essays that explain the laws governing the universe and the history of scientific discovery.

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