Basic Books, September 2022. Hardcover. From a MacArthur "Genius," an intellectual history of the free market, from ancient Rome to the twenty-first century After two government bailouts of the US economy in less than twenty years, free market ideology is due for serious reappraisal. In Free Market, Jacob Soll details..... More
Manchester University Press, October 2022. Paper Back. Public understanding of, and outcry over, the dire state of the climate and environment is greater than ever before. Parties across the political spectrum claim to be climate leaders, and overt denial is on the way out. Yet when it comes to slowing..... More
PublicAffairs, November 2022. Hardcover. From a long-time Alibaba executive and former special assistant to Jack Ma, this is the first book to articulate how Alibaba's unique culture and "tai chi" management principles are providing a business and economic development model for the rest of the world. If you took the..... More
University of Georgia Press, September 2021. Paper Back. Michael J. Coles, the cofounder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business. He does not have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top-ten business school..... More
Basic Books, November 2022. Hardcover. A history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and that skepticism has only grown more intense in recent years.?Meanwhile, corporations continue to amass?wealth and power at a dizzying rate, recklessly?pursuing?profit?while leaving..... More
Basic Books, September 2022. Hardcover. How games are being harnessed as instruments of exploitation--and what we can do about it Warehouse workers pack boxes while a virtual dragon races across their screen. If they beat their colleagues, they get an award. If not, they can be fired. Uber presents exhausted..... More
Warner Business Books, September 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Nearly 20 years ago, former General Electric CEO Reg Jones walked into Jack Welch's office and wrapped him in a bear hug. "Congratulations, Mr. Chairman", said Reg. It was a defining moment for American business. So begins the story of a self-made..... More
Kogan Page, 1999. Book Club. Cloth. In Shakespeare on Management Paul Corrigan takes a fascinating look at the psychology of leadership using classic Shakespearean characters. He shows how, through his plays, Shakespeare demonstrates the different roles a leader can take and the different skills needed. He analyses the decision-making and..... More
University of Georgia Press, September 2021. Paper Back. Michael J. Coles, the cofounder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business. He does not have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top-ten business school..... More
Belknap Press, April 2014. Hardcover. A New York Times #1 Bestseller An Amazon #1 Bestseller A Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Sunday Times Bestseller A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award..... More
Harper Business, November 2022. Hardcover. "A vivid portrait of an exceptional woman and a lively history of the economic and financial crises that helped make the treasury secretary and former Fed chair who she is today." --Sylvia Nasar, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind "Captivating.... More
Crown Business, October 1990. Trade Paperback. My Years with General Motors became an instant bestseller when it was first published in 1963. It has since been used as a manual for managers, offering personal glimpses into the practice of the discipline of management by the man who perfected it. This..... More
Mariner Books, October 2001. Trade Paperback. THE ESSENTIAL GALBRAITH includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time - from THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY, the groundbreaking book in which he conined the tern conventional wisdom, to THE GREAT CRASH..... More
PublicAffairs, May 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic..... More
Atria/One Signal Publishers, October 2022. Hardcover. An explosive and deeply reported look at the systemic racism inside the American financial services industry, from acclaimed New York Times finance reporter Emily Flitter. In 2018, Emily Flitter received a tip that Morgan Stanley had fired a Black employee without cause. Flitter had..... More
Avery Publishing Group, October 2018. Hardcover. The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 4 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will..... More
Anchor, October 2022. Paper Back. NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS BEST SELLER - A suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX. An authoritative, gripping and finely detailed narrative that charts the..... More
Doubleday, October 2022. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An explosive, deeply reported exposé of McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic impact of its work on employees and citizens around the world Meticulously reported, and ultimately devastating, this is..... More
Seven Stories Press, September 2022. Paper Back. The new book from one of TIME's 2021 most influential people Author was in Forbes 30 Under 30 Hall of Fame A crucial contribution to development of a new technology that will impact all of our lives." -Laura Shin, host of the Unchained..... More
HarperCollins Leadership, April 2021. Paper Back. Tens of millions of people in the U.S. with criminal records are highly talented, reliable, and eager to work. Implement these second chance hiring practices to give your company a significant competitive advantage over those that do not. Researched, tested, and written by the..... More
Simon & Schuster, August 2022. Hardcover. The gripping biography of Jay Gould, the greatest 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, greed, and bare-knuckled tactics made him richer than Rockefeller and led Wall Street to institute its first financial reforms. Had Jay Gould put his name on a university or concert hall..... More
Basic Books, September 2022. Hardcover. An instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world's leading economists, offering a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, yet left us unsatisfied. "A magisterial history."--?Paul Krugman Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty..... More
Yale University Press, February 2018. Trade Paperback. A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field "A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear..... More
Doubleday, September 2022. Hardcover. Political journalist Michael Tomasky tracks an exciting change among progressive economists who are overturning decades of conservative dogma and offering an alternative version of capitalism that can serve broadly shared prosperity to all. Engaging, briskly paced ... On balance, history appears to be on Tomasky's side..... More
Simon & Schuster, May 2022. Hardcover. New York Times Bestseller New York Times reporter and "Corner Office" columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that's wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs. In 1981, Jack..... More
