The Best Decision Theory eBooks of All Time

Discover the most influential decision theory ebooks, recommended by leaders, experts, and readers worldwide

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Recommendations by Daniel Kahneman, Marc Andreessen, Seth Godin, Alan Eyre and 25 others

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Book Cover of Annie Duke - How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

By Annie Duke – Former professional poker player & decision-making consultant (you?) 

4.88
| 2020 | 288 Pages
Recommended for: 
Decision-makers seeking to improve their decision quality and combat biases. Beginner to Intermediate readers.
You will:
  • Learn to identify and dismantle hidden biases in decision-making.
  • Learn to extract high-quality feedback from advisors.
  • Understand the influence of luck on decision outcomes.
  • Decide when to make fast, slow, or advance decisions.
  • Make decisions aligned with personal goals and values.
  • Resulting: A mental shortcut in which we use the quality of an outcome to figure out the quality of a decision.
  • Memory Creep: When what you know after the fact creeps into your memory of what you knew before the fact.
Reviews:
Practical Guide
Interactive Exercises
Compelling Stories
Engaging Thought Experiments
Clear Guidelines
Simplistic Tools
Flawed Decision Processes
  • #64 Best Seller in Business Decision Making on Amazon
Recommended by Marc Andreessen, Seth Godin, Cass Sunstein and 6 others
Marc Andreessen'The decisions you make are like a portfolio of investments.' I believe that almost everything can be viewed as a portfolio -- whether it's a set of products a single company decides to make, the schools and jobs and skills an individual invests in, and all kinds of life decisions. The question is, how do we make sure that portfolio as a whole advances you toward your goals -- even though any individual decision within it is a win or loss? In this new book, Annie provides exercises for how to decide. All of us -- not just investors -- should be obsessed with making better decisions
Seth GodinThis is a vitally important book. Simple, powerful and generous, it should be required reading
Cass SunsteinWhat a phenomenal achievement! Written with zest, flair, and compassion, it's a ton of fun, and it's also packed with original ideas
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Book Cover of Annie Duke - Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

By Annie Duke – World Series of Poker champion and decision strategist (you?) 

4.83
| 2018 | 288 Pages
Recommended for: 
Business professionals and decision-makers. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn to assess risks and uncertainties in decision-making processes effectively.
  • Discover how to separate luck from skill in various outcomes.
  • Understand the importance of probabilistic thinking in everyday decisions.
  • Recognize cognitive biases that affect decision-making and how to mitigate them.
  • Develop strategies to improve decision quality by embracing uncertainty.
  • Hindsight bias is the tendency, after an outcome is known, to see the outcome as having been inevitable.
  • Thinking in bets starts with recognizing that there are exactly two things that determine how our lives turn out: the quality of our decisions and luck.
  • Pete Carroll was a victim of our tendency to equate the quality of a decision with the quality of its outcome.
Reviews:
Insightful Strategies
Easy to Understand
Great Examples
Practical Advice
Engaging Writing
Repetitive
Too Simplistic
  • #25 Best Seller in Business Decision Making on Amazon
  • National Bestseller
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Rated Amazon Best Book of the Year
Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Marc Andreessen, Seth Godin and 17 others
Marc AndreessenA compact guide to probabilistic domains like poker, or venture capital... Recommend for people operating in the real world
Seth GodinBrilliant. Buy ten copies and give one to everyone you work with. It's that good
Alan EyreA great book!
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Decision Theory Book made by AI

By TailoredRead – AI that creates personalized books for you 

4.98
| 2025 | 30-300 pages
Learn Decision Theory faster with a book created specifically for you by state-of-the-art AI. Our AI has vast knowledge of Decision Theory, and will craft a custom-tailored book for you in just 10 minutes. This tailored book addresses YOUR unique interests, goals, knowledge level, and background. Available for online reading, PDF download, and Kindle, your custom book will provide personalized insights to help you learn faster, expand your horizons, and accomplish your goals. Embark on your Decision Theory learning journey with a personalized book - made exclusively for you.
Recommended for: 
All readers across all knowledge levels.
You will:
  • Get a Decision Theory book tailored to your interests, goals, and background
  • Receive a book precisely matching your background and level of knowledge
  • Select which topics you want to learn, exclude the topics you don't
  • Define your learning goals and let your book guide you to accomplish them
  • Get all the knowledge you need consolidated into a single focused book
Reviews:
Insightful
Focused
Highly Personalized
Easy to Read
Engaging
Actionable
Up-to-Date
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Book Cover of Vincent A. W. J. Marchau, Warren E. Walker, Pieter J. T. M. Bloemen, Steven W. Popper - Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice

By Vincent A. W. J. Marchau – Chair on Uncertainty and Adaptivity of Societal Systems (you?) and 3 more 

4.63
| 2019 | 419 Pages
Recommended for: 
Decision-makers and practitioners. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn tools for decision-making under uncertainty and how to apply them effectively.
  • Discover approaches for designing strategic plans in uncertain environments.
  • Understand the importance of adaptive planning in real-world contexts.
  • Explore case studies that illustrate practical applications of decision-making methods.
  • Gain insights into the barriers and enablers of implementing decision-making strategies.
Reviews:
Informative
Practical Guidelines
Realistic Examples
Comprehensive Coverage
Clear Methodology
Too Technical
Repetitive Examples
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Rated Amazon Best Book of the Year
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