Economics
Dive into the dynamic world of economics with our wide array of books in the Economics collection. From global financial systems to local economic policies, our selection offers insights by leading economists and scholars.
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Jared Cohen, Schmidt Eric & Cohen Jared |
Hodder
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Stoughton
The New Digital Age : Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business
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Diane Coyle
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Princeton
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GDP : A Brief but Affectionate History - Revised and expanded Edition
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This book is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in understanding how the global economy works. Diane Coyle expertly explains the history and evolution of GDP, the standard measure of a country's economy, and its impact on political decisions and financial markets. The book also challenges the appropriateness of GDP as a measure for the modern economy driven by innovation, services, and intangible goods. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to decode the news and politics behind GDP.
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Frank Dikötter
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Bloomsbury
Uk
Mao's Great Famine : The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
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Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the Western world in less than fifteen years. It lead to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. This groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the People's Republic of China.
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Tom Standage
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Seriously Curious : 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down
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Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn't know you didn't know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out for answers.What can a president actually do? Why do cities sink into the ground? Why is Australia seemingly invulnerable to recessions? Why do people in couples do more housework than singletons?The brilliant minds of the Economist collect these questions. Individually, they might seem bite-sized and inconsequential, but taken together they can reveal a whole new world.
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David Kirkpatrick
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Simon
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Schuster
The Facebook Effect : The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World
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The inside story of Facebook, told with the full, exclusive cooperation of founder Mark Zuckerberg and the company's other leaders.In little more than half a decade, Facebook has gone from a dorm-room novelty to a company with 500 million users. It is one of the fastest growing companies in history, an essential part of the social life not only of teenagers but hundreds of millions of adults worldwide. As Facebook spreads around the globe, it creates surprising effects—even becoming instrumental in political protests from Colombia to Iran.Veteran technology reporter David Kirkpatrick had the full cooperation of Facebook’s key executives in researching this fascinating history of the company and its impact on our lives. Kirkpatrick tells us how Facebook was created, why it has flourished, and where it is going next. He chronicles its successes and missteps, and gives readers the most complete assessment anywhere of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the central figure in the company’s remarkable ascent. This is the Facebook story that can be found nowhere else.How did a nineteen-year-old Harvard student create a company that has transformed the Internet and how did he grow it to its current enormous size? Kirkpatrick shows how Zuckerberg steadfastly refused to compromise his vision, insistently focusing on growth over profits and preaching that Facebook must dominate (his word) communication on the Internet. In the process, he and a small group of key executives have created a company that has changed social life in the United States and elsewhere, a company that has become a ubiquitous presence in marketing, altering politics, business, and even our sense of our own identity. This is the Facebook Effect.
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Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger |
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Big Data : The Essential Guide to Work, Life and Learning in the Age of Insight
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In the age of big data, we can crunch an incomprehensible amount of information, providing invaluable insights we wouldn't otherwise have.We're just starting to reap the benefits: tracking vital signs to foresee infections, predicting building fires, anticipating the best moment to buy a plane ticket, seeing inflation in real time and monitoring social media in order to identify trends. But there is a dark side to big data. Will it be machines, rather than people, that make the decision? How do you regulate an algorithm? What will happen to privacy? Will individuals be punished for acts they have yet to commit?In this groundbreaking and fascinating book, two of the world's most-respected big data experts reveal the reality of a new world and outline clear and actionable steps that will equip the reader with the tools needed for this next phase of human evolution.This new and expanded edition also details the effects big data is having on education and learning.
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Kai-Fu Lee
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Harper
Business
Ai Superpowers : China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
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1. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the impact of AI on the global landscape. Kai-Fu Lee's expertise and insights provide a comprehensive analysis of the AI race between China and Silicon Valley. Through his unique perspective as an AI expert, he explores the profound changes that AI will bring to both blue-collar and white-collar jobs, and offers potential solutions for the future.
2. For those seeking to grasp the scope and implications of AI technology, this book offers a detailed examination of how AI will shape the job market. Lee's in-depth knowledge and clear explanations make this complex topic accessible to all readers. With its thought-provoking analysis, AI Superpowers will leave you with a fresh understanding of the forthcoming AI revolution and the importance of international cooperation in addressing its challenges.
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Thomas L. Friedman
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Penguin
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded : Why The World Needs A Green Revolution - and How We Can Renew Our Global Future
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Thomas Friedman's phenomenal "The World is Flat" helped millions of people see globalization in a new way. Now he takes a fresh, provocative look at the biggest challenge facing us today - our hot, flat and crowded world. Climate change and rapid population growth mean that it's no longer possible for businesses, or the rest of us, to keep doing things the same old way. Things are going to have to change - and fast. Here Friedman provides a bold strategy for clean fuel, energy efficiency and conservation that he calls 'Code Green'. It will change everything, from what we put into our cars and see on our electricity bills to how we live our lives. "Hot, Flat and Crowded" is fearless, forward-looking and rich in common sense about the challenge - and the promise - of the future.
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Diana B. Henriques
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Times
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Bernie Madoff, the Wizard of Lies : Inside the Infamous $65 Billion Swindle
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Since the news broke of Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme, many have speculated about how he did it. But no reporter has been able to get the full story until now. Based on unprecedented access to Madoff, including extensive correspondence and his first interviews for publication since his arrest, and more than 100 interviews with people at all levels and on all sides of the crime, award-winning reporter Diana Henriques provides the ultimate inside story. This true-life financial thriller is packed with dramatic scenes from Madoff's accelerating slide towards self-destruction, heartbreaking details of the disasters that followed, and clear lessons for investors in the future.
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Roopa Purushothaman, N. Chandrasekaran |
Penguin
Allen
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Bridgital Nation : Solving Technology's People Problem
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It is 2030. India is among the world's top three economies. All Indians use the cloud, artificial intelligence and automated learning to either do their job or get their job done. All Indians have access to quality jobs, better healthcare and skill-based education. Technology and human beings coexist in a mutually beneficial ecosystem. This reality is possible. It is within reach. With Bridgital. In this groundbreaking book, the chairman of Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran presents a powerful vision for the future. To the coming disruption of artificial intelligence, he proposes an ingenious solution, where India is perfectly positioned to pave a unique path from the rest of the world. Instead of accepting AI as an inevitable replacement for human labour, India can use it as an aid; instead of taking them away, AI can generate jobs. Chandrasekaran and his co-author, Roopa Purushothaman, survey the country for inspirational stories of resilience and determination, and seek the ideal way to bring Indians closer to their dreams. Through on-ground application of the dynamic technology called 'Bridgital', they show how Indians can be connected across the country, creating a network of services to be delivered where they are most required. This brilliant, cutting-edge solution will address India's biggest challenges by bridging the huge chasm between rural and urban communities, the different levels of education and medical access, and between aspirations and achievement. From healthcare to education to business, the model can be applied in various sectors, and, by a conservative estimate, it can create and impact 30 million jobs by 2025. One of the country's foremost industry leaders and pioneers, N. Chandrasekaran brings his expertise of over thirty years with the Tata Group to offer a blueprint for building a prosperous India, where everyone is included in the growth story.
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Bruno Maçães
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Hurst
Belt and Road : A Chinese World Order
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- This book is a must-read for those interested in understanding China's Belt and Road strategy, its impact on the world economy, and its potential to reshape global politics and values.
- Bruno Macaes provides a comprehensive exploration of the history, achievements, and complexity of the Belt and Road initiative, uncovering its significance beyond power projection and profit.
- Readers will gain valuable insights into whether this ambitious geopolitical initiative could challenge Western political values and emerge as the defining story of the century.
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John Gray, John Stuart Mill |
Oxford
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On Liberty and Other Essays
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Collected here in a single volume for the first time are John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Governmen t, and The Subjection of Women . These essays show Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vitaltoday--the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of women in society. In his Introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life , as set out in A System ofLogic . Using the resources of recent scholarship, he shows Mill's work to be far richer and subtler than traditional interpretations allow.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expertintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Michio Morishima
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Cambridge
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Why Has Japan 'Succeeded'? : Western Technology and the Japanese Ethos
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This book, by a distinguished Japanese economist now resident in the West, offers a new interpretation of the current success of the Japanese economy. By placing the rise of Japan in the context of its historical development, Michio Morishima shows how a strongly-held national ethos has interacted with religious, social and technological ideas imported from elsewhere to produce highly distinctive cultural traits. While Professor Morishima traces the roots of modern Japan back as far as the introduction of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism from China in the sixth century, he concentrates his observations on the last 120 years during which Japan has had extensive contacts with the West. He describes the swift rise of Japan to the status of a first-rate power following the Meiji Revolution after 1867, in which Japan broke with a long history of isolationism, and which paved the way for the adoption of Western technology and the creation of a modern Western-style nation state; and a similarly meteoric rise from the devastation of the Second World War to Japan's present position. A range of factors in Japan's economic success are analysed: her characteristic dualistic social structure - corresponding to the divide between large and medium/small enterprises - the relations of government and big business, the poor reception of liberalism and individualism, and the strength of the Japanese nationalism. Throughout, Professor Morishima emphasises the importance of the role played in the creation of Japanese capitalism by ethical doctrines as transformed under Japanese conditions, especially the Japanese Confucian tradition of complete loyalty to the firm and to the state. This account, which makes clear the extent to which the economic rise of Japan is due to factors unique to its historical traditions, will be of interest to a wide general readership as well as to students of Japan and its history.
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Palagummi Sainath
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Penguin
Everybody Loves a Good Drought
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In this thoroughly researched study of the poorest of the poor in India, we get to see how they manage, what sustains them, and the efforts, often ludicrous, to do something for them. The people who figure in this book tipify the lives and aspirations of a large section of the Indian society, and their stories present us with the true face of development.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
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Rodale
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The Blue Sweater : Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
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This book is a great read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of global poverty and the challenges of traditional charity. It offers a new perspective on philanthropy, introducing the concept of "patient capital," which aims to make individuals self-sufficient. The book is also a call to action that challenges us to rethink our engagement with the world, and provides gripping stories and unforgettable characters. The author, Jacqueline Novogratz, is a practical idealist who has devoted her life to tackling poverty. She shares her personal journey from a young idealist in Africa to creating a trailblazing organization that is changing millions of lives.
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Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner |
Penguin
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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Freakonomics challenges conventional thinking with unconventional data analysis, uncovering surprising truths about society's hidden side. Recommended for those seeking a fresh perspective on the world.
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Ian Morris
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Why The West Rules - For Now : The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future
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In the middle of the eighteenth century, British entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal and the world changed forever. Factories, railways and gunboats then propelled the West's rise to power, and computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy. Today, however, many worry that the emergence of China and India spell the end of the West as a superpower.How long will the power of the West last? In order to find out we need to know: why has the West been so dominant for the past two hundred years?With flair and authority, historian and achaeologist Ian Morris draws uniquely on 15,000 years of history to offer fresh insights on what the future will bring. Deeply researched and brilliantly argued, Why The West Rules - For Now is a gripping and truly original history of the world.
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Ruchir Sharma
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W.
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Norton
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Company
Breakout Nations : In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
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Breakout Nations is a must-read for anyone interested in global economics and emerging markets. Sharma's insights and rules provide a unique perspective on how to identify the countries that will become the next economic powerhouses. Readers will learn surprising facts about developing countries and how they are redefining what manufacturing can do for a modern economy. The book is full of captivating narratives and will keep readers engaged while providing a clear picture of the current global economic landscape.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Penguin
The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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In Black Swan: The Impact of The Highly Improbable, the author projects randomness and uncertainty as a single idea. He puts forth a theory that promotes the idea and value of a society that stands robust in the face of negative events, and manipulates the positive ones to its advantage.According to Taleb, a Black Swan event is a rare event that has large magnitude and powerful consequences owing to its unpredictability. Such an event is initially a surprise to its observer, but is rationalized by him/her in retrospect. World War I, the rise of the Internet, and the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center are cited as examples of Black Swan events. Taleb introduces a fictional character called Yevgenia Nikolayevna Krasnova to elucidate his theory. Krasnova is a neuroscientist, who is interested in philosophy. She writes a book called A Story Of Recursion. A small publishing firm picks up the book and publishes it in its unedited form. In an unexpected turn of events, the book goes on to become an international bestseller, catapulting the author and the publishing firm to fame. This event is described as a Black Swan Event.The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 and the first section of Part 2 deal with psychology. The author then moves on to the subjects of science and business in the later part of Part 2 and the whole of Part 3. Part 4 provides strategies to enjoy life amidst all the uncertainties in the world. The book was first released in 2007 and went on to become extremely successful. It was listed by The Sunday Times as one of the 12 most influential books post World War II. It stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for 36 weeks. It was published in 32 languages, and sold almost 3 million copies as of February 2011.
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Asia's growing influence on the world stage is undeniable, and "The Future Is Asian" offers a front-row seat to understanding the monumental shift. It's a book that could change the way you see geopolitical trends and economic growth. Parag Khanna's clear, on-the-ground perspective uncovers the depth of Asia's impact on the world's future, perfect for anyone interested in global affairs or economics.
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You Yenn Teo
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Ethos
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This Is What Inequality Looks Like (New Edition)
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This book delves into the societal issues of poverty and inequality in a Singaporean context. It provides insight into the structural conditions and experiences of low-income individuals, offering perspectives that will encourage readers to examine their own preconceptions and biases. Teo You Yenn skillfully combines empathy, analysis, and theoretical rigor to shine a light on the lives of those often overlooked. A must-read for those seeking to gain a better understanding of the complexities of social inequality.
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Parag Khanna
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Simon
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The Future Is Asian : Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century
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"The Future is Asian" explores the complex and diverse realities of Asia and the emerging global order. The book offers a refreshing perspective on the region and its potential in shaping the future of the world. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in global affairs, business, or culture. Parag Khanna presents his unique insights with well-researched data, making it a must-read for anyone looking to understand the dynamics and trends reshaping our world.
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Thomas L. Friedman
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Farrar,
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Thank You for Being Late : An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
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"Thank You for Being Late" is an insightful book that explains the current transformative times we live in and how we can thrive in the midst of them. This book offers a guide to our current world that is filled with rapid developments in technology, globalization, climate change, among other things. It reminds us to slow down, take a step back and reimagine how we engage with these changes to be able to make the most of them. With clear and engaging prose, the author challenges readers to be optimistic and innovative about the future while being mindful of the impacts of these transformations on our global community.
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Michael D. Barr
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Singapore - A Modern History
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This book is a great choice for anyone seeking to understand the fascinating history of Singapore. Michael D. Barr presents a new approach to studying the country's extensive development, from its pre-colonial period to the modern day. His use of in-depth archival work and oral histories make this book an engaging read for both students of history and those intrigued by the mystery behind one of the world's most successful nations.
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Frederik Obermaier, Simon Pare |
Oneworld
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The Panama Papers : Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
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Late one evening, investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer receives an anonymous message offering him access to secret data. Through encrypted channels, he then receives documents revealing how the president of Argentina has sequestered millions of dollars of state money for private use. This is just the beginning. Obermayer and fellow Suddeutsche journalist Frederik Obermaier find themselves immersed in the secret world where complex networks of letterbox companies help the super-rich to hide their money. Faced with the contents of the largest data leak in history, they activate an international network of journalists to follow every possible line of inquiry. Operating in the strictest secrecy for over a year, they uncover cases involving European prime ministers and international dictators, emirs and kings, celebrities and aristocrats. The real-life thriller behind the story of the century, The Panama Papers is an intense, unputdownable account that proves, once and for all, that there exists a small elite living by a different set of rules and blows their secret world wide open.
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Ben Mezrich
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Little,
Brown
Bitcoin Billionaires : A True Story of Genius, Betrayal and Redemption
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Recommended for readers interested in the Winklevosses' journey of redemption and crypto's rise to prominence. Mezrich's fast-paced writing style and insider access make for an engaging read.
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Burton G. Malkiel
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street - The Time-Tested Strategy For Successful Investing
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The million-copy bestseller, revised and updated with new investment strategies for retirement and the insights of behavioral finance. Updated with a new chapter that draws on behavioral finance, the field that studies the psychology of investment decisions, here is the best-selling, authoritative, and gimmick-free guide to investing. Burton Malkiel evaluates the full range of investment opportunities, from stocks, bonds, and money markets to real estate investment trusts and insurance, home ownership, and tangible assets such as gold and collectibles. This edition includes new strategies for rearranging your portfolio for retirement, along with the book’s classic life-cycle guide to investing, which matches the needs of investors in any age bracket. A Random Walk Down Wall Street long ago established itself as a must-read, the first book to purchase before starting a portfolio. So whether you want to brief yourself on the ways of the market before talking to a broker or follow Malkiel’s easy steps to managing your own portfolio, this book remains the best investing guide money can buy.
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Jill Tracie Nichols, Satya Nadella, Greg Shaw |
Harper
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Hit Refresh : The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
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Foreword by Bill GatesMicrosoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. As much a humanist as engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies and a distinct call to action for leaders everywhere.Hit Refresh is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft and the technology that will soon impact all of our lives—the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced: artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing.It’s about how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform "hit refresh" in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. At its core, it’s about us humans and how our one unique quality—empathy—will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will disrupt the status quo as never before.Satya Nadella explores a fascinating childhood before immigrating to the U.S. and how he learned to lead along the way. He then shares his meditations as sitting CEO—one who is mostly unknown following the brainy Bill Gates and energetic Steve Ballmer. He tells the inside story of how a company rediscovered its soul—transforming everything from culture to their fiercely competitive landscape and industry partnerships. Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of technology and by exploring the potential impact to society and delivering call to action for world leaders."Ideas excite me," Nadella explains. "Empathy grounds and centers me." Hit Refresh is a reflection, meditations, and series of recommendations presented as algorithms from a principled, deliberative leader searching for improvement—for himself, for a storied company, and for society.
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Dan Ariely
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Harper
Predictably Irrational : The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
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Predictably Irrational is an engaging and thought-provoking read that sheds light on why we make irrational decisions. Ariely provides practical applications for the insights gained from the illuminating experiments he conducted. The book is a great choice for readers interested in behavioral economics, psychology, or anyone looking to improve their decision-making skills in personal or professional settings.
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Alain de Botton
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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work is recommended for individuals seeking a philosophical and insightful take on the impact of work on our lives. Alain de Botton's exploration of different workplaces helps readers to understand their own struggles with work and provides them with tools to make the most of their working lives. The author weaves in humor and wisdom from various artists and thinkers, making it a charming and engaging read.
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Malcolm Gladwell
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Outliers : The Story of Success
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Learn what sets high achievers apart -- from Bill Gates to the Beatles -- in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" ( New York Times Book Review ).In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the what makes high-achievers different?His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate
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Leigh Gallagher
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Virgin
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The Airbnb Story : How Three Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions of Dollars ... and Plenty of Enemies
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This is the inside, behind-the-scenes story of airbnb -- the company reshaping how we travel. Two broke art school graduates set up a platform that – in six short years – became the largest provider of accommodation in the world. Now valued at $25.5 billion, it is in the very top tier of Silicon Valley ‘unicorn’ startups.Yet Airbnb has been controversial – disrupting a $500 billion hotel industry makes you a few enemies – and many regulators and politicians want to shut it down. Hotel owners don’t know whether to copy it or kill it, neighbours of Airbnb rentals complain about transient visitors, hosts report increases of damaged property, and some tech industry analysts think it’s grossly overvalued. Beyond the headlines and the horror stories, Airbnb has changed the terms of travel for a whole generation. People who care more about finding like-minded locals than hotel breakfasts, and which has found a platform to build trust between hosts and guests in a way that hotels have struggled to replicate.This is the first, definitive book to tell the remarkable story behind Airbnb in all its forms–cultural zeitgeist, hotel disruptor, enemy to regulators–and the first in-depth character study of its leader Brian Chesky, the thoughtful, curious 34-year old founder and CEO, by the journalist who knows him best. On the way we’ll discover why their business idea took root, the mistakes they made and how they learned from them, how they have grown surrounded by controversy, the parallels with Uber, and where they are going next.
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Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman |
Virgin
Digital
Sway : The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behaviour
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Why are we more likely to fall in love when we feel in danger? Why would an experienced pilot disregard his training and the rules of the aviation industry, leading to the deadliest airline crash in history? Why do we find it near-impossible to re-evaluate our first impressions of a person or situation, even when the evidence shows we were wrong? Discover the answers in Sway . We all believe we are rational beings, yet the truth is that we're much more prone to irrational behaviour than we realise or like to admit. In this compelling book, Ori and Rom Brafman reveal why. Looking at irrational behaviour in fields as diverse as medicine, archaeology and the legal system, they chart the psychological undercurrents that influence even our most basic decisions. In doing so they draw on the latest research in social psychology and behavioural economics to reveal the irresistible forces that sway us all. Sway is a fascinating insight into the way we all behave and will change the way you view the world.
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Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner |
William
Morrow
Think Like a Freak : The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
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The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally--to think, that is, like a Freak.Levitt and Dubner offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. As always, no topic is off-limits. They range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you'll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria.Some of the steps toward thinking like a Freak: First, put away your moral compass--because it's hard to see a problem clearly if you've already decided what to do about it. Learn to say "I don't know"--for until you can admit what you don't yet know, it's virtually impossible to learn what you need to. Think like a child--because you'll come up with better ideas and ask better questions. Take a master class in incentives--because for better or worse, incentives rule our world. Learn to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded--because being right is rarely enough to carry the day. Learn to appreciate the upside of quitting--because you can't solve tomorrow's problem if you aren't willing to abandon today's dud.Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing--and so much fun to read.
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George Friedman
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Anchor
Books
The Next 100 Years : A Forecast for the 21st Century
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This book offers a captivating and thought-provoking look into the future, providing a forecast of the changes that will shape our world in the 21st century. With a focus on geopolitics and historical patterns, George Friedman takes readers on a journey through future wars, shifts in global power, technological advancements, and even a Golden Age for the United States. If you're curious about what lies ahead and want to gain a better understanding of how our world might change, this book is a must-read. It's a captivating glimpse into the future's geopolitical landscape that will leave you contemplating the possibilities that lie ahead.
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Don Tapscott
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Portfolio
Penguin
Blockchain Revolution : How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World
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The technology likely to have the greatest impact on the future of the world economy has arrived, and it s not self-driving cars, solar energy, or artificial intelligence. It s called the blockchain. The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation powered by blockchain technology is bringing us the Internet of value: a new, distributed platform that can help us reshape the world of business and transform the old order of human affairs for the better. Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolutionary protocol that allows transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it s the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital currencies, the underlying framework has the potential to go far beyond these and record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certificates to insurance claims and even votes. Why should you care? Maybe you re a music lover who wants artists to make a living off their art. Or a consumer who wants to know where that hamburger meat really came from. Perhaps you re an immigrant who s sick of paying big fees to send money home to loved ones. Or an entrepreneur looking for a new platform to build a business. And those examples are barely the tip of the iceberg. This technology is public, encrypted, and readily available for anyone to use. It s already seeing widespread adoption in a number of areas. For example, forty-two (and counting) of the world s biggest financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Credit Suisse, have formed a consortium to investigate the blockchain for speedier and more secure transactions. As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, the blockchain will create winners and losers. And while opportunities abound, the risks of disruption and dislocation must not be ignored. Don Tapscott, the bestselling author of "Wikinomics," and his son, blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, bring us a brilliantly researched, highly readable, and utterly foundational book about the future of the modern economy. "Blockchain Revolution "is the business leaders playbook for the next decade and beyond."
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Robert T. Kiyosaki
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Plata
Publishing
Rich Dad's Retire Young Retire Rich : How to Get Rich Quickly and Stay Rich Forever!
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Dall'autore di "Padre ricco padre povero", ecco il libro su come Robert e Kim Kiyosaki hanno iniziato da zero e hanno raggiunto la libertà finanziaria in meno di dieci anni. Per chi vuole andare in pensione e finalmente smettere di lavorare giovane e ricco, ecco il metodo e l'esperienza di Robert, che con la moglie Kim, insegna a diventare ricchi in poco tempo e rimanerlo per sempre. Perché non provare?
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Dan Gardner, Philip E. Tetlock |
Crown
Superforecasting : The Art and Science of Prediction
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Superforecasting is a must-read for anyone who wants to enhance their predictive abilities. The book examines how some people are better at making predictions than others and offers effective strategies for improving your own forecasting abilities. Through real-world examples, Tetlock and Gardner demonstrate how good forecasting doesn't require advanced technology or methods but rather a willingness to learn, think probabilistically, work in teams, and admit error. If you want to make better decisions, this book will equip you with the necessary skills to do so.
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Lawrence A. Cunningham
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John
Wiley
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Sons
The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Investors and Managers
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Recommended for investors seeking valuable insights. The book covers a broad range of topics on sound investing, selecting managers, valuing businesses, and using financial information profitably. The newly updated fourth edition includes Buffett's latest wisdom on topics such as the financial crisis, corporate governance, and the weaknesses of popular option valuation models. The book also offers insights on good corporate governance and other issues crucial to executives and managers. Overall, the book is an excellent resource for investors, corporate executives, managers, and fans of Warren Buffett seeking to learn from his wisdom.
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Naomi Klein
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Metropolitan
Books
The Shock Doctrine : The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
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The Shock Doctrine offers readers a critical perspective on how large corporations have used catastrophes and crises to advance their interests through privatization and exploitation. Naomi Klein's research and writing provides a gripping analysis of the political and economic forces that have driven global capitalism over the past three decades, revealing the hidden agendas behind these policies. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the often-hidden workings of power and wealth in today's world.
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Stuart Jeffries
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Verso
Grand Hotel Abyss : The Lives of the Frankfurt School
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“Marvelously entertaining, exciting and informative.” — Guardian“An engaging and accessible history.” — New York Review of BooksThis group biography is “an exhilarating page-turner” and “outstanding critical introduction” to the work and legacy of the Frankfurt School, and the great 20th-century thinkers who created it ( Washington Post ).In 1923, a group of young radical German thinkers and intellectuals came together to at Victoria Alle 7, Frankfurt, determined to explain the workings of the modern world. Among the most prominent members of what became the Frankfurt School were the philosophers Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Herbert Marcuse. Not only would they change the way we think, but also the subjects we deem worthy of intellectual investigation. Their lives, like their ideas, profoundly, sometimes tragically, reflected and shaped the shattering events of the twentieth century.Grand Hotel Abyss combines biography, philosophy, and storytelling to reveal how the Frankfurt thinkers gathered in hopes of understanding the politics of culture during the rise of fascism. Some of them, forced to escape the horrors of Nazi Germany, later found exile in the United States. Benjamin, with his last great work—the incomplete Arcades Project —in his suitcase, was arrested in Spain and committed suicide when threatened with deportation to Nazi-occupied France. On the other side of the Atlantic, Adorno failed in his bid to become a Hollywood screenwriter, denounced jazz, and even met Charlie Chaplin in Malibu.After the war, there was a resurgence of interest in the School. From the relative comfort of sun-drenched California, Herbert Marcuse wrote the classic One Dimensional Man , which influenced the 1960s counterculture and thinkers such as Angela Davis; while in a tragic coda, Adorno died from a heart attack following confrontations with student radicals in Berlin.By taking popular culture seriously as an object of study—whether it was film, music, ideas, or consumerism—the Frankfurt School elaborated upon the nature and crisis of our mass-produced, mechanized society. Grand Hotel Abyss shows how much these ideas still tell us about our age of social media and runaway consumption.
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Noam Wasserman
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Princeton
University
Press
The Founder's Dilemmas : Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
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A guide to the early decisions that can make or break startup venturesOften downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations for its eventual ruin. The Founder's Dilemmas is the first book to examine the early decisions by entrepreneurs that can make or break a startup and its team.Drawing on a decade of research, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them. He looks at whether it is a good idea to cofound with friends or relatives, how and when to split the equity within the founding team, and how to recognize when a successful founder-CEO should exit or be fired. Wasserman explains how to anticipate, avoid, or recover from disastrous mistakes that can splinter a founding team, strip founders of control, and leave founders without a financial payoff for their hard work and innovative ideas. He highlights the need at each step to strike a careful balance between controlling the startup and attracting the best resources to grow it, and demonstrates why the easy short-term choice is often the most perilous in the long term.The Founder's Dilemmas draws on the inside stories of founders like Evan Williams of Twitter and Tim Westergren of Pandora, while mining quantitative data on almost ten thousand founders.People problems are the leading cause of failure in startups. This book offers solutions.
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Sangeet Paul Choudary, Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne |
W.
W.
Norton
&
Company
Platform Revolution : How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy--and How to Make Them Work for You
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This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are looking to develop platform-based businesses. It explains the strategies and tactics behind successful platform businesses and provides practical advice on how to start and run a platform business. It also covers essential issues such as regulation and consumer trust, making it a valuable resource for established businesses looking to adapt to a changing marketplace. By examining examples such as Uber and Tinder, the authors demonstrate how platforms are disrupting traditional industries, making this a must-read for anyone interested in the future of business.
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Kenneth E. Boulding
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Sage
Publications,
Inc
Three Faces of Power
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Broadly defining power as the ability to get what we want, this volume - new in paper - identifies three major types of power: threat power, which is particularly important in political life; economic power, which derives from the power to produce and exchange goods and depends on the changing distribution of property ownership; and integrative power, which rests on relationships such as love, legitimacy, respect, affection, community and identity. Boulding argues that threat power should not be seen as fundamental since it is not effective unless reinforced by economic and integrative power.
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Robert Carver
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Harriman
House
Leveraged Trading : A professional approach to trading FX, stocks on margin, CFDs, spread bets and futures for all traders
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Leveraged Trading is a must-read for anyone looking to enter the world of leveraged trading. Robert Carver takes a systematic approach and shows how to design a trading system to tackle the high risks and costs involved in trading with leverage. The Starter System introduced in the book is simple and suitable for beginners, while more experienced traders can adapt and improve it to suit their needs. The book also includes valuable advice on developing your own trading systems and combining them with human judgement, making it an important addition to any trader's library.
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Daniel Gardner
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Virgin
Publishing
Risk - The Science And Politics Of Fear
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This book is a wake-up call, exposing the hidden forces that shape our perception of risk. With compelling research and real-life examples, Gardner reveals the shocking truth behind our culture of fear. You'll gain a newfound understanding of why we fear the wrong things and how to make informed decisions in a world filled with misleading information. A must-read for anyone seeking to navigate the complex landscape of risk and regain control over their own anxieties.
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George Magnus
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Yale
University
Press
Red Flags : Why Xi's China Is in Jeopardy
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This book could be a good read for someone interested in understanding the complexities of China's economic growth and the potential risks it faces. George Magnus provides an in-depth analysis of the key challenges including debt, middle income, the Renminbi, and an aging population, and examines how these factors could hinder China's continued rise. Not only does he explore economic issues, but Magnus also delves into the political direction of President Xi Jinping and its compatibility with China's economic aspirations. With thorough research and a critical perspective, this book offers valuable insights into the potential conflicts over trade, China's relationship with Trump, and its Belt and Road initiative in Eurasia.
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Barry Schwartz
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Harper
Perennial
The Paradox Of Choice : Why More Is Less
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In the spirit of Alvin Tofflers' Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401K, everyday decisions have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains why too much of a good thing has proven detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz explains how a culture that thrives on the availability of constantly evolving options can also foster profound dissatisfaction and self-blame in individuals, which can lead to a paralysis in decision making and, in some cases, depression. With the latest studies on how we make choices in our personal and professional lives, Schwartz offers practical advice on how to focus on the right choices, and how to derive greater satisfaction from choices that we do make.
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John C. Bogle
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Wiley
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing : The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
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This book is perfect for investors who are looking for a clear and practical guide to building wealth over the long-term through low-cost index funds. The author shares insights from some of the world's best financial minds, and emphasizes the benefits of index investing, which allows you to build a broadly diversified, low-cost portfolio without the risks of individual stocks, manager selection, and sector rotation. Whether you are a novice investor or a seasoned pro, this book will provide you with a solid strategy for achieving your financial goals and avoiding the hype and costs that can derail your investment plans. Highly recommended!
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Andrew Hallam
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Wiley
Millionaire Expat : How To Build Wealth Living Overseas
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Recommendation: Hey there! If you're looking to build wealth while living overseas, "Millionaire Expat" is the perfect book for you. This book provides savvy investment advice tailored to the unique needs of those living abroad. Andrew Hallam, a former high school teacher, shares his best advice on how to achieve financial success in the market, even on a teacher's salary. With index fund strategies and insights on finding trustworthy advisors, this book offers targeted, real-world guidance to help you achieve your financial goals. Start building your strongest-ever portfolio today!
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