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The company: a short history of a revolutionary idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
By John Micklethwait. 2003
Economist editors examine the history of the limited-liability joint-stock corporation--"the most important organization in the world"--from 3000 B.C. to the…
twenty-first century. The authors argue that companies have given the West a great competitive advantage and have, on the whole, evolved toward a more socially responsible posture. 2003Baghdad diaries: a woman's chronicle of war and exile
By Nuha Radi. 1998
A western-educated Iraqi artist depicts her life in Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War and her virtual exile in the…
years thereafter. Al-Radi records the everyday struggles of her relatives and friends to keep going in the face of bombing raids, the subsequent UN embargo and other fallouts of the warWhy Lincoln matters: today more than ever
By Mario Matthew Cuomo. 2004
Former New York governor applies the sixteenth president's wisdom to challenges in 2004. Calling Lincoln's vision "worthy of the world's…
greatest nation," Cuomo finds in it contemporary relevance to war, civil liberties, governmental roles, economic opportunity, global interdependence, religion, the Supreme Court, and race. 2004Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter recounts the experiences of homesteaders who remained on their land during the 1930s dust…
storms that ravaged the southern Great Plains. Examines both human and ecological aspects of the disaster and the effects on survivors' daily lives, health, and communities. National Book Award. 2006The great race: the global quest for the car of the future
By Levi Tillemann. 2015
Tillemann recounts the ongoing battle among automakers and the race to build the car of the future, which now may…
include cars that drive themselves, don't consume oil, and will come in new shapes and sizes. Compares international markets, particularly China, Japan, and the United States. 2015Women & money: owning the power to control your destiny
By Suze Orman. 2007
Financial guru, author of The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, and Broke (BR 16335), and host of her own…
financial television show focuses on women and their finances. Describes the basics of money management, the eight qualities of a wealthy woman, and her recommendations for financial security. Bestseller. 2007China-based reporter assesses the socioeconomic transformation of China's labor force and production technology since China joined the World Trade Organization…
in 2001. Warns of environmental devastation there and corruption within the government, police, and legal systems. Cautions about the consequences in the West of a dependency on China's economy. 2006Little heathens: hard times and high spirits on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression
By Mildred Armstrong Kalish. 2007
Retired English professor's memoir of her childhood in 1930s rural Iowa, a time Kalish describes as "quite a romp." Recalls…
years of deprivation and hard work mitigated by simple rewards. Discusses daily life and the influence of religion and literature, and describes family members whose lessons shaped her upbringing. 2007West from Appomattox: the reconstruction of America after the Civil War
By Heather Cox Richardson. 2007
History professor focuses on the formation of a middle class in post-Civil War America and asserts that its members defined…
the nation's identity at home and abroad for the next century and beyond. Highlights the era's sectional animosities, racial tensions, booming industrialization, suffragist activism, and westward expansion. 2007Africa's turn? (Boston Review Books)
By Edward Miguel, Deborah Chasman. 2009
Economist Miguel posits that economic and political gains have been made in Africa in the twenty-first century. Nine scholars and…
experts on Africa's economy discuss Miguel's optimistic assertion. They evaluate the stability of Africa's politics, clean-environment technologies, population growth, and more. 2009Superfreakonomics: global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance
By Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt. 2009
Bestselling authors return to the economics of everyday riddles discussed in Freakonomics (DB 60337, BR 16126). They explore the statistics…
and trends of offbeat topics such as the dangers of walking while intoxicated, the declining costs of prostitution, the worst month to have a baby, and more. Bestseller. 2009The economic naturalist's field guide: common sense principles for troubled times
By Robert H Frank. 2009
Collection of essays from a New York Times economics columnist. Examines national and personal fiscal themes such as taxes, health-care…
costs, energy and the environment, increased income inequality, consumer spending issues, saving, lending, and more. 2009Comeback America: turning the country around and restoring fiscal responsibility
By David M Walker. 2010
Former comptroller general of the United States and CEO of the Government Accountability Office warns that federal policies and programs…
will cause future financial problems. Proposes ideas to control spending, alter Medicare and Social Security, and revise the tax code. 2009Where the road ends: a home in the Brazilian rainforest : a memoir
By Binka Le Breton. 2010
A concert pianist whose husband Robin is an agricultural economist recounts their decision to leave Washington, D.C., and follow Robin's…
dream of starting his own farm. Le Breton chronicles the development of their home and research center on a beautiful property in remote southeastern Brazil. Some strong language. 2010Reckles$ endangerment: how outsized ambition, greed, and corruption led to economic armageddon
By Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner. 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times business journalist Morgenson and financial analyst Rosner investigate the 2008 financial meltdown. They assert that…
government regulators and public agencies were complicit in creating the circumstances for the economic crisis and name individuals they consider to be the key players. Bestseller. 2011Granny D's American century
By Doris Haddock. 2012
Autobiography of Doris Haddock, who, from 1999 to 2000 at the age of ninety, walked across the country in support…
of campaign-finance reform. Describes growing up in New Hampshire during the Great Depression, moving to Boston after high school, and supporting old-fashioned values. 2012Details the circumstances behind a secret throat-cancer operation that President Grover Cleveland underwent on July 1, 1893, while aboard a…
private yacht on Long Island Sound. Discusses the vilification, and later vindication, of the reporter who exposed the event. 2011Who owns the future?
By Jaron Lanier. 2013
Author of You Are Not a Gadget (DB 71244) examines the impact of digital networks on the world economy, arguing…
that their rise led to the 2008 recession. Proposes alternatives to decentralize the benefits of technology and ensure the wealth it creates is shared by all who contribute. 2013The bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and our gamble over Earth's future
By Paul Sabin. 2013
History professor examines the 1980 bet between biologist Ehrlich and economist Simon over what the prices of five metals would…
be ten years later--a test of coming worldwide prosperity or environmental doom. Examines the reasons for each scholar's prediction and the ways government actions influenced the outcome. 2013Flash boys: a Wall Street revolt
By Michael Lewis. 2014
Author of The Blind Side (DB 63689) and Moneyball (DB 56245) relates the influence of high-frequency trades--made by computers in…
fractions of seconds--on financial markets. Chronicles the efforts of a group of men called the Flash Boys to limit the power of this practice. Strong language. Bestseller. 2014