I've been thinking a lot, recently, about getting things done, and at the top of my list is Cal Newport's remarkable book Deep Work. (US) (UK) Newport makes a persuasive case that our success in the world of work is often dependent on the amount of time we can devote...
2020 UPDATE - A more recent and excellent addition to the list is David Spiegelhalter's The Art of Statistics, and it would be strange not to mention my own brand new book How To Make The World Add Up. ALSO - I have a list of recommended books for seeing clearly about...
Update December 2020: I've put together a list of related recommendations on Bookshop US and Bookshop UK. I've had such fun working on the book and radio series, Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy - and along the way I've had the opportunity to read some great...
Nobody ever mastered a skill by reading books - with the possible exception of reading itself. But books can help. Below are a few that I've found helpful over the years. But first, a few observations. First, a good speech needs to have a purpose. All too often people...
While I was writing Messy I started to find inspiration in the strangest places, many of which have been rather wonderfully explored by others. For your interest - or perhaps because you've read "Messy" and want to go deeper - here are a few suggestions for further...
This is a classic and well worth your time.
The second edition of The Undercover Economist was published last year in the UK, and recently as an eBook in the US. The biggest change from the first edition was a new chapter about the financial crisis. Lots of people have written to ask whether they can get this...
I saw this a few years back, and the data stop in 2006, but in many ways I think it works better that way. This is US data, and we know how the story ended in the US. In the UK I think we'd still find ourselves near the top, but what do I know?...