Tyler Cowen’s 2023 Reading List

The 7 books Tyler Cowen recommended in 2023, with the reasons in their own words. See all the books Tyler Cowen recommends.

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7 books recommended in 2023

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

by Jonny Steinberg

Perhaps my nudge is most valuable for Jonny Steinberg, Winny and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage? So that is my pick for the year!

Source: Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)

Derek Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality

by David Edmonds

I am partial to David Edmonds on Parfit, but a lot of you already know you should be reading that.

Source: Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)

Follow the Money: How Much Does Britain Cost?

by Paul Johnson

On Tyler Cowen’s Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)

Scotland: The Global History

by Murray Pittock

On Tyler Cowen’s Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)

Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative

by Jennifer Burns

On Tyler Cowen’s Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)

Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World

by Richard Cockett

On Tyler Cowen’s Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

by Cat Bohannon

On Tyler Cowen’s Best non-fiction books of 2023 (Marginal REVOLUTION, by Tyler Cowen)