Marginal Revolution Book Rankings
Tyler and Alex's favorites from Marginal Revolution
How it works: I scraped every post categorized under 'books'. Then extracted book titles and relevant review context from each post. I then submitted a couple million pairs of reviews to an LLM to compare and determine which book review had more positive sentiment. I used these comparisons to fit a Bradley-Terry model which produces these rankings. I racked up a gemini bill so stopped shy of exhaustive 16 million comparisons, so it's not perfect, but roughly accurate.
Showing 636 books in Biography
BT: 11.60
249 comparisons
BT: 11.48
162 comparisons
M
BT: 10.50
205 comparisons
K
BT: -0.00
357 comparisons
J
BT: -0.01
600 comparisons
B
BT: -0.03
503 comparisons
E
BT: -0.06
308 comparisons
P
BT: -0.07
368 comparisons
D
BT: -0.07
491 comparisons
T
BT: -0.08
348 comparisons
M
BT: -0.08
305 comparisons
N
BT: -0.08
517 comparisons
E
BT: -0.10
374 comparisons
T
BT: -0.10
518 comparisons
B
BT: -0.12
386 comparisons
A
BT: -0.12
337 comparisons
A
BT: -0.15
444 comparisons
E
BT: -0.15
352 comparisons
E
BT: -0.16
480 comparisons
T
BT: -0.16
366 comparisons
T
BT: -0.18
1067 comparisons
H
BT: -0.21
312 comparisons
M
BT: -0.22
341 comparisons
T
BT: -0.22
322 comparisons
T
BT: -0.23
454 comparisons
T
BT: -0.26
503 comparisons
V
BT: -0.27
325 comparisons
L
BT: -0.29
380 comparisons
S
BT: -0.31
388 comparisons
G
BT: -0.32
413 comparisons
T
BT: -0.32
366 comparisons
M
BT: -0.33
350 comparisons
G
BT: -0.33
500 comparisons
P
BT: -0.37
348 comparisons
S
BT: -0.37
658 comparisons
W
BT: -0.38
339 comparisons
L
BT: -0.39
330 comparisons
T
BT: -0.42
346 comparisons
G
BT: -0.42
356 comparisons
D
BT: -0.44
377 comparisons
L
BT: -0.44
491 comparisons
D
BT: -0.45
585 comparisons
M
BT: -0.46
364 comparisons
G
BT: -0.46
362 comparisons
S
BT: -0.47
359 comparisons
G
BT: -0.47
365 comparisons
L
BT: -0.49
390 comparisons
P
BT: -0.51
386 comparisons
P
BT: -0.51
451 comparisons
d
BT: -0.55
342 comparisons
D
BT: -0.56
357 comparisons
T
BT: -0.57
393 comparisons
A
BT: -0.60
364 comparisons
S
BT: -0.60
376 comparisons
N
BT: -0.62
379 comparisons
M
BT: -0.67
890 comparisons
C
BT: -0.68
361 comparisons
D
BT: -0.68
362 comparisons
H
BT: -0.68
662 comparisons
I
BT: -0.69
377 comparisons
A
BT: -0.69
364 comparisons
A
BT: -0.72
505 comparisons
N
BT: -0.72
341 comparisons
E
BT: -0.73
373 comparisons
W
BT: -0.75
617 comparisons
T
BT: -0.77
547 comparisons
T
BT: -0.77
1003 comparisons
W
BT: -0.80
374 comparisons
A
BT: -0.80
337 comparisons
T
BT: -0.83
538 comparisons
L
BT: -0.85
411 comparisons
S
BT: -0.86
366 comparisons
I
BT: -0.88
533 comparisons
U
BT: -0.92
795 comparisons
W
BT: -0.92
351 comparisons
R
BT: -0.92
350 comparisons
B
BT: -0.92
520 comparisons
L
BT: -0.92
379 comparisons
P
BT: -0.92
371 comparisons
T
BT: -0.97
391 comparisons
L
BT: -0.99
454 comparisons
H
BT: -0.99
473 comparisons
P
BT: -1.01
359 comparisons
A
BT: -1.03
412 comparisons
T
BT: -1.04
374 comparisons
F
BT: -1.08
404 comparisons
E
BT: -1.08
588 comparisons
J
BT: -1.08
362 comparisons
M
BT: -1.09
497 comparisons
M
BT: -1.09
400 comparisons
B
BT: -1.14
318 comparisons
A
BT: -1.15
493 comparisons
D
BT: -1.15
379 comparisons
T
BT: -1.17
675 comparisons
W
BT: -1.18
575 comparisons
E
BT: -1.18
400 comparisons
I
BT: -1.20
487 comparisons
L
BT: -1.20
351 comparisons
A
BT: -1.21
393 comparisons
T
BT: -1.23
609 comparisons
V
BT: -1.23
405 comparisons
O
BT: -1.23
381 comparisons
M
BT: -1.24
443 comparisons
A
BT: -1.27
366 comparisons
T
BT: -1.27
425 comparisons
P
BT: -1.27
414 comparisons
R
BT: -1.31
383 comparisons
C
BT: -1.33
378 comparisons
S
BT: -1.34
420 comparisons
G
BT: -1.36
385 comparisons
N
BT: -1.37
1005 comparisons
T
BT: -1.42
964 comparisons
N
BT: -1.43
359 comparisons
T
BT: -1.43
712 comparisons
A
BT: -1.43
417 comparisons
V
BT: -1.47
381 comparisons
K
BT: -1.48
398 comparisons
W
BT: -1.48
368 comparisons
P
BT: -1.49
395 comparisons
M
BT: -1.50
319 comparisons
R
BT: -1.53
641 comparisons
W
BT: -1.56
368 comparisons
M
BT: -1.58
398 comparisons
T
BT: -1.61
388 comparisons
H
BT: -1.61
341 comparisons
M
BT: -1.62
481 comparisons
T
BT: -1.62
373 comparisons
T
BT: -1.64
767 comparisons
F
BT: -1.66
383 comparisons
K
BT: -1.69
428 comparisons
M
BT: -1.70
417 comparisons
T
BT: -1.70
370 comparisons
D
BT: -1.74
380 comparisons
G
BT: -1.76
375 comparisons
S
BT: -1.77
419 comparisons
T
BT: -1.79
374 comparisons
E
BT: -1.81
383 comparisons
T
BT: -1.82
361 comparisons
B
BT: -1.82
420 comparisons
C
BT: -1.88
363 comparisons
M
BT: -1.90
324 comparisons
F
BT: -1.90
388 comparisons
H
BT: -1.92
648 comparisons
I
BT: -1.94
378 comparisons
M
BT: -1.94
398 comparisons
L
BT: -1.95
363 comparisons
M
BT: -1.98
377 comparisons
A
BT: -2.02
405 comparisons
A
BT: -2.02
369 comparisons
W
BT: -2.08
383 comparisons
S
BT: -2.08
365 comparisons
T
BT: -2.10
417 comparisons
B
BT: -2.13
354 comparisons
B
BT: -2.13
950 comparisons
N
BT: -2.16
375 comparisons
G
BT: -2.18
379 comparisons
M
BT: -2.19
360 comparisons
A
BT: -2.21
335 comparisons
H
BT: -2.22
389 comparisons
Z
BT: -2.26
345 comparisons
H
BT: -2.27
341 comparisons
T
BT: -2.29
354 comparisons
H
BT: -2.32
332 comparisons
T
BT: -2.33
351 comparisons
H
BT: -2.35
416 comparisons
E
BT: -2.35
328 comparisons
S
BT: -2.36
340 comparisons
F
BT: -2.37
335 comparisons
T
BT: -2.44
357 comparisons
M
BT: -2.53
346 comparisons
S
BT: -2.55
400 comparisons
T
BT: -2.56
333 comparisons
A
BT: -2.57
346 comparisons
B
BT: -2.58
323 comparisons
S
BT: -2.61
359 comparisons
T
BT: -2.65
355 comparisons
F
BT: -2.65
313 comparisons
L
BT: -2.66
307 comparisons
S
BT: -2.71
335 comparisons
I
BT: -2.78
337 comparisons
T
BT: -2.79
325 comparisons
A
BT: -2.84
361 comparisons
L
BT: -2.84
368 comparisons
T
BT: -2.86
333 comparisons
I
BT: -2.87
770 comparisons
H
BT: -2.91
360 comparisons
B
BT: -2.91
300 comparisons
E
BT: -2.93
301 comparisons
T
BT: -2.96
300 comparisons
M
BT: -2.97
318 comparisons
t
BT: -3.01
320 comparisons
T
BT: -3.04
338 comparisons
N
BT: -3.05
332 comparisons
V
BT: -3.09
320 comparisons
M
BT: -3.09
329 comparisons
H
BT: -3.13
319 comparisons
I
BT: -3.15
348 comparisons
T
BT: -3.17
397 comparisons
F
BT: -3.19
348 comparisons
G
BT: -3.19
337 comparisons
T
BT: -3.19
317 comparisons
T
BT: -3.21
341 comparisons
P
BT: -3.23
364 comparisons
W
BT: -3.25
339 comparisons
C
BT: -3.26
280 comparisons
F
BT: -3.26
377 comparisons
H
BT: -3.27
332 comparisons
J
BT: -3.29
318 comparisons
L
BT: -3.31
311 comparisons
L
BT: -3.31
293 comparisons
C
BT: -3.33
330 comparisons
T
BT: -3.36
357 comparisons
T
BT: -3.36
501 comparisons
C
BT: -3.37
762 comparisons
P
BT: -3.39
393 comparisons
T
BT: -3.40
409 comparisons
T
BT: -3.42
344 comparisons
E
BT: -3.42
329 comparisons
T
BT: -3.43
346 comparisons
T
BT: -3.44
323 comparisons
M
BT: -3.46
291 comparisons
L
BT: -3.50
323 comparisons
F
BT: -3.54
323 comparisons
G
BT: -3.54
316 comparisons
B
BT: -3.58
343 comparisons
C
BT: -3.59
317 comparisons
H
BT: -3.59
288 comparisons
S
BT: -3.60
326 comparisons
T
BT: -3.61
256 comparisons
I
BT: -3.61
323 comparisons
H
BT: -3.62
209 comparisons
L
BT: -3.63
318 comparisons
M
BT: -3.68
343 comparisons
B
BT: -3.68
310 comparisons
M
BT: -3.69
289 comparisons
G
BT: -3.71
307 comparisons
G
BT: -3.72
347 comparisons
A
BT: -3.72
328 comparisons
H
BT: -3.73
313 comparisons
D
BT: -3.76
272 comparisons
E
BT: -3.80
273 comparisons
U
BT: -3.82
273 comparisons
F
BT: -3.82
322 comparisons
C
BT: -3.83
204 comparisons
A
BT: -3.86
274 comparisons
S
BT: -3.88
300 comparisons
J
BT: -3.90
260 comparisons
W
BT: -3.90
316 comparisons
A
BT: -3.90
209 comparisons
R
BT: -3.91
269 comparisons
S
BT: -3.91
226 comparisons
A
BT: -3.91
292 comparisons
T
BT: -4.00
280 comparisons
W
BT: -4.00
274 comparisons
H
BT: -4.02
269 comparisons
P
BT: -4.04
194 comparisons
T
BT: -4.06
201 comparisons
S
BT: -4.08
240 comparisons
T
BT: -4.08
164 comparisons
A
BT: -4.08
225 comparisons
O
BT: -4.10
210 comparisons
B
BT: -4.11
247 comparisons
A
BT: -4.12
317 comparisons
E
BT: -4.14
223 comparisons
P
BT: -4.22
199 comparisons
W
BT: -4.23
231 comparisons
D
BT: -4.34
191 comparisons
I
BT: -4.38
203 comparisons
T
BT: -4.48
161 comparisons
T
BT: -4.56
148 comparisons
T
BT: -4.85
294 comparisons
S
BT: -5.88
133 comparisons
F
BT: -5.98
104 comparisons
P
BT: -6.42
104 comparisons
A
BT: -6.54
106 comparisons
P
BT: -6.56
117 comparisons
J
BT: -7.29
102 comparisons
P
BT: -10.69
72 comparisons
