Stephen Dubner

Stephen Dubner

Bestselling Author & Freakonomics Co-Creator

Stephen Dubner is a journalist and author best known for co-writing Freakonomics, which applies economic thinking to everyday life.

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Stephen Dubner is an award-winning author and journalist who co-created the Freakonomics podcast and book series with economist Steven Levitt. His work explores unconventional explanations for human behavior through an economic lens. Dubner has written extensively for major publications and has become known for making complex ideas accessible to general audiences.

4 Books Recommended by Stephen Dubner

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#1

Levels of the Game

by John McPhee

4 people recommendedrecommended 3x

One of my very, very favorite books ever.

One of my very, very favorite books ever.

One of my very, very favorite books ever.

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Also recommended by: Daniel Pink, Samin Nosrat, Tim Ferriss

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#2

The Empty Pot

by Demi

One of Stephen Dubner's most-gifted or recommended books.

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#3

Ring

by Jonathan Yardley

recommended 3x

I’d never read a biography of an author that was so warts and all.

I’d never read a biography of an author that was so warts and all.

I’d never read a biography of an author that was so warts and all.

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#4

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

I read it over and over in part because I felt it was describing to me what my parents’ life was like when they were kids.

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