Charles Wheelan Books In Order

Publication Order of Naked Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Charles Wheelan is a senior policy fellow and lecturer at Dartmouth College’s Rockefeller Center. Between 1997 and 2002, Wheelan worked for “The Economist” as a Midwest correspondent.
He was the author of the story about the ever-expanding ex-convict population in the United States, which was published in “The Economist” as the cover story in August 2002.

In addition to all that, he has published freelance articles for the likes of the “Wall Street Journal,” the “New York Times,” and the “Chicago Tribune” among several other publications.

From 2004 to 2012, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, where he lectured on public policy. He also taught several courses on how to understand the policy process.
The Harris School student body voted him professor of the year in the 2004-05 academic year.

In 2005, he was the teacher and creator of the International Policy Practicum that had at least a dozen students study economic reform and then meet with civic leaders, economists, educators, politicians, and other experts in Delhi and Bangalore.

As for his background, Charles Wheelan has said that he had always loved writing from when he was little and always knew he would be writing in one form or another in adulthood.

While he was doing his gap year post-high school, he got a job with the New Hampshire-based “The Valley News,” as a roving foreign correspondent.

It was while he was there that he realized that he was interested in policy-related things and that the world could be very fascinating and this was the entree into authorship.

He would then become a speechwriter which provided a very good bridge into politics which he did first before he started writing.

It was these early experiences that got Charles doing things he felt were both understandable and important. This is the key component of his most notable written works.

It is from working as a reporter and speechwriter that he has developed a knack for taking something so complicated and abstract such as money theory and economics, which he then effectively connects to everyday life.
This is something that is seen in all of his works and is perhaps the reason why he has been very successful.

In 2009. Wheelan got into politics and ran for Illinois 5th District Congress seat, but was ultimately unsuccessful.

According to the “Chicago Sun-Times,” the voters had a choice of thoughtful and impressive candidates to vote for but the publication singled out Charlie Wheelan.

He was described as a lecturer from the University of Chicago who combined impressive expertise in foreign policy and economics, a boatload of charm, and a razor-sharp mind.
He published Naked Economics his debut which was described as a witty, clear, informative, and concise work in 2002.

He holds a public policy doctorate from the University of Chicago, a Dartmouth College BA, and a Princeton University Masters in Public Affairs.
Before he joined the University of Chicago as a lecturer, he worked for the Chicago Metropolis as a Director of Communications and Policy.

He currently makes his home in Chicago alongside his wife and three kids.

Charles Wheelan’s novel “Naked Economics” is not your usual economics book. It has very few of the quirky case studies as it instead provides a broad overview of how everything in the economy can be understood through economic theory.
I found that most of the explanations were very familiar and all the author did was rearticulate them in a clear and clever writing style.

From explaining the intricate workings of financial markets to the most basic transactions, Wheelan will make you rack your brain trying to find left-wing rebuttals to his logic on why protectionism is bad and why sweatshops are a positive thing.
He also explains how small-slice eaters need a growing economic pie.

While you could try everything, it is hard to argue with his explanations as they are all interesting, simple clear, and sometimes humorously self-deprecating.

Wheelan demystifies buzzwords and lays bare the simple detail behind often-quoted numbers and answers many of the questions you would never ask.

He allows just about anyone to engage with economics with confidence and pleasure, which is not something any other author has come remotely close to doing.

“Naked Statistics” by Charles Wheelan takes a look into the field of statistics.

Once upon a time considered one of the most tedious fields, it has now been called “sexy” in some quarters.

From political polls and batting averages to medical research and game shows, the application of statistics in the real world continues to grow in bounds and leaps.

As the bestselling author who gave us “Naked Economics,” he shows us how some well-chosen statistical tools and the right data can help answer many pressing questions.

This book is a lifesaver if you never understood the basics of statistics in college. He strips away the technical and arcane details and focuses on the intuition underlying statistical analysis.
Clarifying key concepts such as correlation, inference, and regression analysis, he shows how careless or biased parties can misrepresent or manipulate data.

Nonetheless, he also shows how some creative and brilliant researchers exploit the data to be found in natural experiments to find answers to some difficult questions.

In his trademark style, he writes a very entertaining work full of insights, even with all the sheer fun, accessibility, and wit in the pages.

Yet again, he goes against the odds to bring to life another unglamorous and essential discipline to life in this bestseller.

Charles Wheelan’s “Naked Money” is another work in which he demystifies the complex world of banking and money.

He begins by asking us to consider the $20 bill and asks what makes it so valuable that even children recognize it as so.

He uses this simple question to begin an analysis of the world of money, as he triggers many questions about money.

He asks why fiat currency exists. Why do some foolish nations such as Zimbabwe print so much of it? He also asks How do central banks control the supply of money? And whether modern money such as bitcoin, payment apps, and other forms of payment will make all money moot?
He tackles just about every question you could ever ask and shows how our monetary and banking systems ought to work in the best case. He also reveals the suffering and havoc that result from illiquidity, deflation, inflation, and other monetary effects.
Throughout, the author writes in a whimsical and bright eyes style which brings clarity and levity to a subject that often lacks both.

With some insightful stories from China, Argentina, America, Zimbabwe, North Korea, and many other places, he demystifies the curious world behind money in our wallets and our digital bank accounts.