A Wharton professor recommends 8 new books to read this year

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This post from LinkedIn Influencer Adam Grant originally appeared on LinkedIn.

I have two rules for a great book: Make me think and make me smile. I spent part of the summer reading advance copies of the fall's top nonfiction releases, and here are eight that sail over the bar:

1. 'The Undoing Project' by Michael Lewis (December)

The spellbinding storyteller behind "Moneyball," "The Blind Side," and "The Big Short" is back. He explores the friendship that exposed irrationality, transformed our understanding of decision-making, and won Daniel Kahneman a Nobel Prize in economics.

2. "Messy" by Tim Harford (October)

The undercover economist at the Financial Times shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world. It’s a masterful case for the life-changing magic of cluttering up.

3. "100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings" by Sarah Cooper (October)

An ex-Googler offers a highly amusing look at how people try to impress others.