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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work

Matthew B. Crawford

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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Hardcover: 256 pages
Language: English
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A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" (The Boston Globe), Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor... More

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The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change

Annie Leonard

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Publisher: Free Press
Hardcover: 352 pages
Language: English
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We have a problem with Stuff... More

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The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity

Richard Florida

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Publisher: Harper
Hardcover: 240 pages
Language: English
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We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they cause... More

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End the Fed

Ron Paul

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Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Hardcover: 224 pages
Language: English
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In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve... More

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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

Muhammad Yunus

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Publisher: Public Affairs
Hardcover: 312 pages
Language: English
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This autobiography of Nobel Peace Prizewinner Muhammad Yunus spent ten weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and was also a Wall Street Journal bestseller... More

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Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion

Joshua D. Angrist

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Hardcover: 392 pages
Language: English
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"The core methods in today's econometric toolkit are linear regression for statistical control, instrumental variables methods for the analysis of natural experiments, and differences-in-differences methods that exploit policy changes... More

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Principles of Macroeconomics, 5th Edition

N. Gregory Mankiw

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Publisher: South-Western
Hardcover: 559 pages
Language: English
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PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS continues to be the most popular and widely used text in the economics classroom... More

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Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century

Burton Richter

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Hardcover: 248 pages
Language: English
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Global climate change is one of the most important issues humanity faces today... More

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The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis

Jeremy Rifkin

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Publisher: Tarcher
Hardcover: 688 pages
Language: English
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"One of the leading big-picture thinkers of our day" (Utne Reader) delivers his boldest work in this erudite, tough-minded, and far-reaching manifesto... More

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Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Hardcover: 264 pages
Language: English
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The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today... More

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THINKING STRATEGICALLY

Barry J. Nalebuff

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Publisher: Countryman
Hardcover: 416 pages
Language: English
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Avinash K... More

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War at the Wall Street Journal

Sarah Ellison

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Hardcover: 304 pages
Language: English
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This is a tale about big business, an imploding dynasty, a mogul at war, and a deal that sums up an era of change... More

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A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online (2nd edition)

Toni Turner

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Publisher: Adams Media
Hardcover: 336 pages
Language: English
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Day trading is highly profitable--and highly tumultuous... More

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Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse

Thomas E. Woods Jr.

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Publisher: Regnery Press
Hardcover: 194 pages
Language: English
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In Meltdown, the free-market answer to the Fed-created economic crisis, New York Times bestselling author Thomas E... More

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The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy

Raj Patel

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Publisher: Picador
Hardcover: 256 pages
Language: English
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"A deeply though-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness... More

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Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success

Matthew Syed

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Publisher: Harper
Hardcover: 320 pages
Language: English
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Why have all the sprinters who have run the 100 meters in under ten seconds been black? What's one thing Mozart, Venus Williams, and Michelangelo have in common? Is it good to praise a child's intelligence? Why are baseball players so superstitious? Few things in life are more satisfying than beating a rival... More

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