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How elections forecasters became political 'prophets'

Oct. 08, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model, or a New York Times election night needle, or 13 keys revealing “how presidential elections really work,” there was an economist named Louis Bean. Bean achieved a sort of political fame for a book he wrote in 1948 that...

US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Aug. 20, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Shameless by Brian Tyler Cohen, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 3. Ministry of Truth by Steve Benen, narrated by Rachel Maddow (HarperAudio) 4. The...

Book Review: Nate Silver makes a compelling case for taking more risks in ‘On the Edge’

Aug. 12, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

By the time you finish Nate Silver’s new book, you’ll probably want to do something risky. Not for the sake of adrenaline or to the point of being reckless, but because you might be convinced that the occasional gamble — more than most people are comfortable with — is worth...