Books on thinking

These books are important tools in understanding the world (links are to Kindle editions where possible):  

Never Split the Difference, by Chris Voss - how to give up being right to get what you want. The best audio book I’ve ever listened to.

Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking, by Richard Nisbett

Everybody Lies, by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

The Halo Effect, by Phil Rosensweig

Thinking Fast and Slow, by Danny Kahnemann

Wrong, by David Freedman

Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change, by Greg Satell

Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World, by Andrew Leigh

The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing, by Michael J. Mauboussin 

Never Go with Your Gut, by Gleb Tsipursky

Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke

How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion, by David McRaney

Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, by Annie Duke

Leadership BS, by Jeffrey Pfeffer

Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It, by Jeffrey Pfeffer

Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't, by Jeffrey Pfeffer

How Brands Grow, by Byron Sharp

Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Intuition, by Michael J. Mauboussin

Unconditional Parenting, by Alfie Cohen (maybe one of the best management books of all time)

Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, by Bob Chapman

Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowski

Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Hard Facts, Dangerous Half Truths, and Utter Nonsense, by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton

Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World, by Michele Gelfand

How to Measure Anything: Finding the Intangibles in Business, by Douglas Hubbard

The Flaw of Averages, by Sam Savage

Chancification, how to fix the flaw of averages, by Sam Savage and Doug Hubbard

Why We Buy, by Paco Underhill - the nuances of influence in physical environments.

Everything is Obvious (Once you Know the Answer), by Duncan Watts

Kanban, by David J. Anderson

Uncontrolled: The Surprising Payoff of Trial-and-Error for Business, Politics, and Society, by Jim Manzi

Beyond Performance Management, by Jeremy Hope

Brilliant Mistakes: Finding Success on the Far Side of Failure, by Paul Shoemaker

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back, by Andrew Zolli and Anne Marie Healy

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, by Chip and Dan Heath

Stubborn Attachments, by Tyler Cowen

Simple, by Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn (click link to Kindle edition once you are on the page)

How Brands Grow, by Byron Sharpe - surprising research shows the misunderstood value of advertising and what really drives consumer decisionmaking.

Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure, by Tim Harford

Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs, by Rakesh Khurana

Stumbling on Happiness, by Dan Gilbert (click and then look for Kindle edition)

Nurture Shock, new thinking about raising children.

Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool, by Emily Oster

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know, by Emily Oster