Tim Harford Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Tim Harford

Reading the new book "Restarting the Future" by @haskelecon and @stianwestlake. Impressed by the command of detail, ability to marshall evidence, make fine distinctions - all while making a sweeping argument in a very readable form: https://assoc-redirect.amazon.com/g/r/https://www.amazon.com/Restarting-Future-How-Intangible-Economy/dp/0691211582/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=restarting+the+future+how+to+fix+the+intangible+economy&qid=1649232308&sprefix=restarting+the+future%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1&tag=timharford-20

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What better time to pull David Byrne's How Music Works (https://t.co/0aPlp7Lfrl) off my bookshelf, where it's been lurking unread for nearly a decade? I didn't regret the decision. I expected to like the book; in fact I loved it.

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Brian Christian wrote one of my all-time fave books (The Most Human Human) so I can't believe it's taken me so long to pick up "The Alignment Problem". It's excellent, of course - wide-ranging, fun, detailed exploration of AI risks: https://t.co/c9IuDOyqOs

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Oo - Susan Cain's "Bittersweet" is out in the US and imminent in the UK. Very intrigued to read this contrapoint to toxic positivity... https://t.co/fYAnYBe20e

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I strongly recommend "Forged" by Jonathon Keats, incidentally. Full of great stories and unexpected perspectives. I had the privilege to interview him last night about one of them. #CautionaryTalesPod listeners will soon enjoy the results. https://t.co/kc1aMmZLpI

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The story that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien and entranced Seamus Heaney has now been reworked with vivid illustrations, heroic kids, and extra Fudgsicles... I simply can't express how much I love Bea Wolf. Bravo @ZachWeiner @Bouletcorp https://t.co/PG8eBjAaBt

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Re-reading and bigly enjoying "Reslience: Why Things Bounce Back" by @andrew_zolli and Ann Marie Healy. Full of good ideas, storytelling and nerdy details. https://t.co/bcNne6NowU

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I had a wonderful conversation with @JSEllenberg for the San Diego Union Tribune book festival. His book, "Shape", is an absolute joy to read: https://amzn.to/3fSk1WU

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"Amy's Luck" - v interesting self-published children's book by the great statistician David Hand. Part explanation of probability and risk, part homage to Alice in Wonderland: https://t.co/2jWIpaHvpD

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28 concise essays on how to live our brief lives with less anxiety and more joy. Do you rarely see friends because the prospect of a dinner party is intimidating and exhausting? Read his note on “scruffy hospitality,” cook some pasta, and enjoy your imperfect existence with some company.