Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

Must-Reads of 2018: Poker, Politics and, Yes, Bob Dylan

The year’s six best books all share a demonic energy.

December 17, 2018 at 3:00 PM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

One pick: “Thinking in Bets.”
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Most lists of the year’s best books reflect the personal tastes of those who produce them. This list is different. It’s entirely objective. What unites these six books is that nothing is rote or by-the-numbers about them. Each of them crackles with a kind of demonic energy.

“A Crisis of Beliefs: Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility,” by Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer.