Audiobooks Like Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

10 audiobooks for fans of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

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   The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves

   by Dan Ariely

   Narrated by Simon Jones

   ★ 4.00 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.93 Goodreads (16.9K) ★ 4.4 Audible (1.2K)

   8h 35m listening time • Released 2012

   Ariely's experiments reveal why we rationalize cheating ourselves while condemning others, from golf scorecards to corporate fraud. Simon Jones keeps the academic insights accessible.

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   Ariely's experiments reveal why we rationalize cheating ourselves while condemning others, from golf scorecards to corporate fraud. Simon Jones keeps the academic insights accessible.

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   Endurance

   by Alfred Lansing

   Narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith

   ★ 4.75 ABR Score (172.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (170.2K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.7K)

   5h 59m listening time • Released 2000

   Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition becomes a survival epic when pack ice crushes their ship, stranding 28 men for nearly two years. Tim Pigott-Smith's authoritative narration matches the crew's determination as they battle impossible odds across frozen wasteland.

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   Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition becomes a survival epic when pack ice crushes their ship, stranding 28 men for nearly two years. Tim Pigott-Smith's authoritative narration matches the crew's determination as they battle impossible odds across frozen wasteland.

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   You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience

   by Tarana Burke, Brené Brown

   Narrated by Tarana Burke, Brené Brown, the Contributors, Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin, JD Jackson, L Morgan Lee

   ★ 4.75 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.51 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.88 Audible (1.7K)

   6h 36m listening time • Released 2021

   Burke and Brown unite Black voices including Kiese Laymon and Laverne Cox, with each contributor's personal narration adding authentic weight to discussions of vulnerability and shame.

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   Burke and Brown unite Black voices including Kiese Laymon and Laverne Cox, with each contributor's personal narration adding authentic weight to discussions of vulnerability and shame.

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   Outliers: The Story of Success

   by Malcolm Gladwell

   Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (923.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (873.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (49.4K)

   7h 18m listening time • Released 2008

   Success isn't just talent and hard work—it's birth dates, cultural background, and 10,000 hours of practice that create achievement. Malcolm Gladwell narrates his own exploration of the hidden factors that separate high achievers from everyone else.

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   Success isn't just talent and hard work—it's birth dates, cultural background, and 10,000 hours of practice that create achievement. Malcolm Gladwell narrates his own exploration of the hidden factors that separate high achievers from everyone else.

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   Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

   by James Nestor

   Narrated by James Nestor

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (128.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.14 Goodreads (118.1K) ★ 4.72 Audible (9.9K)

   7h 55m listening time • Released 2020

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   Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

   Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series

   by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

   Narrated by Bill O'Reilly

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (71.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.11 Goodreads (62.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (9.0K)

   8h 25m listening time • Released 2012

   O'Reilly traces the parallel paths of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald toward their fatal Dallas encounter with thriller-like pacing. His own narration adds immediacy to the historical tragedy.

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   O'Reilly traces the parallel paths of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald toward their fatal Dallas encounter with thriller-like pacing. His own narration adds immediacy to the historical tragedy.

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   Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

   Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series

   by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

   Narrated by Bill O'Reilly

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (120.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.06 Goodreads (109.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (11.2K)

   7h 49m listening time • Released 2011

   O'Reilly and Dugard reconstruct Lincoln's final days and John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy with thriller-like pacing, while O'Reilly's own narration adds his distinctive television-honed delivery to the historical drama.

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   O'Reilly and Dugard reconstruct Lincoln's final days and John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy with thriller-like pacing, while O'Reilly's own narration adds his distinctive television-honed delivery to the historical drama.

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   David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

   by Malcolm Gladwell

   Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (217.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.97 Goodreads (192.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (24.6K)

   7h 1m listening time • Released 2013

   Gladwell reexamines the biblical story and modern examples to argue that disadvantages often become advantages in disguise. His own narration adds personal conviction to case studies ranging from dyslexic entrepreneurs to civil rights activists who turned weakness into strength.

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   Gladwell reexamines the biblical story and modern examples to argue that disadvantages often become advantages in disguise. His own narration adds personal conviction to case studies ranging from dyslexic entrepreneurs to civil rights activists who turned weakness into strength.

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   Blink

   by Malcolm Gladwell, Barry Fox, Irina Henegar

   Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell

   ★ 4.37 ABR Score (651.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.96 Goodreads (624.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (26.7K)

   7h 44m listening time • Released 2005

   Gladwell explores rapid decision-making and intuitive thinking, examining how our brains make split-second judgments. His own narration adds personal conviction to the psychological insights.

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   Gladwell explores rapid decision-making and intuitive thinking, examining how our brains make split-second judgments. His own narration adds personal conviction to the psychological insights.

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    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

    by Susan Cain

    Narrated by Susan Cain

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (27.5K ratings)

    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (25.7K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.8K)

    7h 35m listening time • Released 2022

    Cain's own narration adds intimate weight to her exploration of how melancholy and yearning fuel creativity, connection, and meaning in our relentlessly upbeat culture.

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    Cain's own narration adds intimate weight to her exploration of how melancholy and yearning fuel creativity, connection, and meaning in our relentlessly upbeat culture.

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