When he was 13, his father gave him a book called the passover plot. He didn't like science fiction because it wasn't on his list of things to read. Now that he's older, he says: "Science fiction is a huge hole in i read" His favourite books include robot mi and y robot i gis i yetry olaf stapleton.
Intellectual omnivore Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts talk about their reading habits, their favorite books, and the pile of books on their nightstands right now.