For the Win

Who recommended it

1. 

   Tim Harford British economist and journalist

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books”.

   Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 10 Sep 2012 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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