Books Recommended by Stephen Dubner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
Source: "I read it over and over in part because I felt it was describing to me what my parents’ life was like when they were kids." - Stephen Dubner
Ring
A biography of Ring Lardner
Jonathan Yardley
Source: "I’d never read a biography of an author that was so warts and all." - Stephen Dubner
Levels of the Game
John McPhee
Source: "One of my very, very favorite books ever." - Stephen Dubner
The Empty Pot
Demi
Source: One of Stephen Dubner's most-gifted or recommended books.
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Did Stephen Dubner recommend all these books?
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Every suggestion made by Stephen Dubner is validated by our editors. You can find the sources to the recommendations linked next to the books.
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