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The Shifts and the Shocks: What We’ve Learned—and Have Still to Learn—from the Financial Crisis

Martin Wolf · Penguin Press HC, The

From the chief economic commentator for the Financial Times, a brilliant tour d’horizon of the new global economy and its trajectory There have been many books that have sought to explain the causes and courses of the financial and economic crisis which began in 2007–8....
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Seven Bad Ideas: How Mainstream Economists Have Damaged America and the World

Jeff Madrick · Knopf

A bold indictment of some of our most accepted mainstream economic theories—why they’re wrong, and how they’ve been harming America and the world. Budget deficits are bad. A strong dollar is good. Controlling inflation is paramount. Pay reflects greater worker skills....
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Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs

Joshua Wolf Shenk · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition

A revelatory synthesis of cultural history and social psychology that shows how one-to-one collaboration drives creative success   Weaving the lives of scores of creative duos—from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Marie and Pierre Curie to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak—Joshua...
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For the Kingdom and the Power: The Big Money Swindle That Spread Hate Across America

Dale W. Laackman · S. Woodhouse Books; First edition

A force of nature and her flim-flam man meet their mark. A true believer. The brilliant, amoral, and spectacularly bold Bessie Tyler and Edward Young Clarke--together, the Southern Publicity Association met the fervent William Joseph Simmons, saw an opportunity, and played on his many...
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Life by the Cup: Ingredients for a Purpose-Filled Life of Bottomless Happiness and Limitless Success

Zhena Muzyka · Atria Books

The founder of Zhena's Gypsy Tea Company tells her extraordinary story of struggle, hope, and audacity, inspiring you to overcome setbacks--no matter how daunting--and pursue your dreams.As a twenty-four-year-old single mom, Zhena Muzyka had a young son in need of life-saving surgery...
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