Bryan Caplan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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GMU econ prof, NYT bestseller, father of 4, author of Myth of the Rational Voter, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, Case Against Education, and Open Borders.
Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction
Katarzyna de Lazari-RadekBryan Caplan"After my debate with Peter Singer, I speculated that some version of the Noble Lie explained his apparent abandonment of extreme utilitarianism... Recently, a reader alerted me to the existence of this 2010 paper that strongly confirms my suspicions." https://t.co/OZhpV6Q9kV
Paperback, 2017
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
Alex EpsteinBryan Caplan"Alex Epstein’s Fossil Future repeatedly steelmans his opponents. If you love arguments as I do, these steelmen are things of beauty." https://t.co/fZ9gIccxXD
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Virtue of Selfishness: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
Ayn RandBryan Caplan"Precisely because she upheld 'the virtue of selfishness,' Ayn Rand vigorously argued that human beings are not naturally selfish. In this convo, I try to convince Randian philosopher @GSalmieri that evolutionary psychology is right and Rand was wrong." https://t.co/GHtlEZYCzy
Paperback, Mass Market, 1964
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America
Chris ArnadeBryan Caplan“Chris Arnade is the storied author of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America. He’s also a very cool guy. Last October, we “debated” poverty for the Acton Institute, though it was really more of an adversarial collaboration.” https://t.co/gdG04D7wGm
Hardcover, 2019
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move to a Lot Like the Ones They Left
Garett JonesBryan CaplanI review @GarettJones' new *The Culture Transplant* in the latest @reason. Highlights and a little backstory: https://t.co/CjZ5Pj0bTg
Hardcover, 2022
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven PinkerBryan Caplan"Rand also had a soft spot for the Enlightenment. While she didn’t say much herself, her followers sound a lot like Steven Pinker in *Enlightenment Now.*" https://t.co/xtj54MRwYp
Paperback, 2019
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy
Richard HananiaBryan CaplanEvent #1: Interview with @RichardHanania on his new book, *Public Choice and the Illusion of Grand Strategy*. (I discuss his book in detail here, here, and here, and we also did this wider-ranging podcast on “The Politics of Everything”). https://betonit.blog/2022/03/09/hanania-caplan-khan/
Paperback, 2023
$55.99Member price:$53.19 + Free shipping5% off
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
Louise PerryBryan Caplan"I read Louise Perry’s The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century in a single day. If you want a page-turner, look no further." https://t.co/WGaGiL5rzt
Paperback, 2022
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
History of Christianity
Paul JohnsonBryan CaplanGreat places to start: Paul Johnson’s *History of Christianity* John Noss, *Man’s Religions* Also, Crumb’s adaptation of *Genesis* https://t.co/9Ok8d0Bycn
Paperback, 1979
$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Noble Lies
Charles BenoitBryan Caplan"What is the evidence that Noble Lies in general are, on average, a net positive? No human society has ever fully embraced literal truth. But history’s most functional societies seem to prize literal truth relatively highly." https://betonit.substack.com/p/wilkins-folly?s=w
Paperback, 2011
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book