Book recommendation for teen who has just devoured Freakonomics, Blink and Outliers?

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<p>Not economics, but something a non-fiction-loving 14-year-old niece might enjoy is --Plato and Platypus Walk into a Bar. It’s an introduction to philosophy where the authors use funny stories and jokes to explain logic, epistemology, language, etc.</p>

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<p>She may also enjoy any of the books by Dan Pink.</p>

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<p>I loved the books mentioned in above</p>

<p>and recommend the following authors (I collect authors not titles)</p>

<p>Malcom Gladwell,
Thomas Friedman
George Orwell
Scott Rosenburg
Hofsdatter
Alex Bellos
Leonard Mlodinow
Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt
John Perkins</p>

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<p>Is she interested in the man behind the book?</p>

<p>Stephen J. Dubner (co-author of Freakanomics) wrote a FASCINATING autobiography called “Turbulent Souls.” With its focus on his life from childhood through college to career beginnings, it might interest a 14-year-old.</p>

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<p>How about some down-to-earth Zen philosophy? "JUST WHAT should a young man or woman know in order to be “in the know”? Is there, in other words, some inside information, some special taboo, some real lowdown on life and existence that most
parents and teachers either don’t know or won’t tell? From Alan Watts’ classic, “The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are”.</p>

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<p>Following up on the autobiography idea - Richard Feynman’s *Surely you’re joking Mr. Feynman *is great. Tales about cracking safes at Los Alamos and all sorts of wild stuff.</p>

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<p>New Book: “Proofiness”</p>

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<p>If you enjoyed Freakonomics and would like to know more about the sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh’s experience with the gang he studied in the Chicago projects, read his book Gang Leader for a Day. I couldn’t put it down.</p>