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By: Prins, Nomi
Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever
$30.00HardcoverRead moreA riveting exposé of a permanent financial dystopia, its causes, and real-world consequences It is abundantly clear that our world is divided into two very different economies. The real one, for the… [more below]
- Author: Prins, Nomi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1541789067
- Language: English
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By: Wartzman, Rick
Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism
$29.00HardcoverRead moreHow America’s biggest company began taking better care of its workers–and why such efforts will never be enough.
Fifteen years ago, Walmart was the most controversial company in America. By offering- Author: Wartzman, Rick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1541757998
- Language: English
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By: Yunus, Muhammad
A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions
$18.99PaperbackRead moreA winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and bestselling author of Banker to the Poor offers his vision of an emerging new economic system that can save humankind and the planet
Muhammad Yunus, who created- Author: Yunus, Muhammad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 1541742397
- Language: English
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By: Ansary, Tamim
The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection
$35.00HardcoverRead moreFrom language to culture to cultural collision: the story of how humans invented history, from the Stone Age to the Virtual Age
Traveling across millennia, weaving the experiences and world views of cu… [more below]- Author: Ansary, Tamim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1610397967
- Language: English
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By: Rothkopf, David
American Resistance: The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation
$29.00HardcoverRead moreIt could have been so much worse: a deeply reported, insider story of how a handful of Washington officials staged a daring resistance to an unprecedented presidency and prevented chaos overwhelming t… [more below]
- Author: Rothkopf, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1541700635
- Language: English
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By: Brandt, Christen
Impact: A Step-By-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live in
$17.99PaperbackRead moreIf you’ve ever felt too overwhelmed to make a difference, or just unsure of how to apply your unique skills to a bigger purpose, this book is ready to unlock your potential.
When you feel that pull to- Author: Brandt, Christen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1541756797
- Language: English
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By: Kamenetz, Anya
The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now
$29.00HardcoverRead moreAn NPR education reporter shows how the pandemic disrupted children’s lives–and how our country has nearly always failed to put our children first
The onset of COVID broke a 150-year social contract- Author: Kamenetz, Anya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1541700988
- Language: English
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By: Ullmann, Owen
Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen’s Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All
$32.00HardcoverRead moreNamed one of Investopedia’s 7 Best Economics Books of 2022
The trailblazing story of Janet Yellen, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics, and her lifelong advocacy for an economics of empathy that deli- Author: Ullmann, Owen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 154170102X
- Language: English
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By: Andrews, Becca
No Choice: The Destruction of Roe V. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right
$29.00HardcoverRead moreNamed one of Mother Jones’ BOOKS WE NEEDED IN 2022
An in-depth look at the legacy of Roe v. Wade, and on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protect the right to choose The pi- Author: Andrews, Becca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1541768396
- Language: English
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By: Webb, Amy
The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
$29.00HardcoverRead moreNamed one of The New Yorker’s BEST BOOKS OF 2022 SO FAR
The next frontier in technology is inside our own bodies. Synthetic biology will revolutionize how we define family, how we identify disease an- Author: Webb, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1541797914
- Language: English
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A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow
$16.99PaperbackRead moreThe inspiration for Nuclear Now, the new Oliver Stone film, co-written by Joshua Goldstein
As climate change quickly approaches a series of turning points that guarantee disastrous outcomes, a soluti- Author: Goldstein, Joshua S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1541724119
- Language: English
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By: Florio, Mike
Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (and Doesn’t)
$29.00HardcoverRead moreThe story of a modern NFL that can’t get out of its own way–and can’t stop making money
In recent decades, the NFL has simultaneously become an athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse–and a Lea- Author: Florio, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 154170018X
- Language: English
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By: Ansell, Ben
Why Politics Fails
$30.00HardcoverRead moreA leading political expert explains why systems fail to deliver things we all want–democracy, equality, solidarity, security and prosperity–and what can be done to create a just, equitable, and envi… [more below]
- Author: Ansell, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1541702077
- Language: English
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By: Lobel, Orly
The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future
$30.00HardcoverRead moreAN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022
At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equa- Author: Lobel, Orly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1541774752
- Language: English
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By: Acemoglu, Daron
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn this bold reinterpretation of economics and history, the consequence of sole reliance on AI is revealed-as well as what must be done to redirect innovation so it benefits all.
The transformation o- Author: Acemoglu, Daron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1541702549
- Language: English
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By: Neumeyer, Joy
A Survivor’s Education: Women, Violence, and the Stories We Don’t Tell
$32.00HardcoverAdd to cartA moving, timely, and riveting memoir of intimate abuse, campus politics, and the narratives we choose to believe.
On a picturesque campus in the springtime, a young woman is shoved backwards down a- Author: Neumeyer, Joy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1541702794
- Language: English
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Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse.
In Living the Asian Century, Kishore- Author: Mahbubani, Kishore
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1541703049
- Language: English
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By: Moore, Louis
The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartThe story of two pioneering Black quarterbacks–one who became the first to win a Super Bowl, and one who couldn’t make it in the racist world of the NFL–and how they changed the face of America’s g… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Louis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1541705092
- Language: English
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By: Meier, Stephan
The Employee Advantage: How Putting Workers First Helps Business Thrive
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartA strategic roadmap that will transform your company into an employee-first powerhouse, unlocking a competitive edge for enduring success.
In an ever-shifting work landscape, leaders can no longer ig- Author: Meier, Stephan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 154170388X
- Language: English
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By: Maples, Mike
Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartA radical set of new ideas for how entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate leaders can use the pattern-breaking mindset to dominate the future
The breakthrough concepts of Pattern Breakers come from- Author: Maples, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1541704355
- Language: English






