Business, Investing & Economics

Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness’ The Passion Paradox aims “to show you how you can find and cultivate passion and how you can manage its immense power for good.” The authors note, justifia

Dark commerce—smuggling, counterfeiting, pirating, fencing—is one of humanity’s oldest professions, noted and condemned by leaders of Mesopotamian empires, Egyptian scribes, and Greek philosophers.

Innovation is a hot topic. And the dominant narrative today holds that innovation comes from lean, hungry startups, not from corporate giants that have become sluggish, risk-averse copiers.

“Collier endorses capitalism for the long haul because it ‘has the potential to lift us all to unprecedented prosperity.’ However, he writes that ‘capitalist societies must be ethical as we

“Greene rightly reminds us that in order to understand others we must first and foremost understand what makes ourselves tick.”

“This is an engaging tale full of humor, pathos, and disgusting human behavior with important insights into contemporary problems.”

“The scholars of international affairs must be cautious in accepting the rhetoric of Chinese policymakers couched in morality. . . .

By all appearances, Beijing looks on track to become the world’s largest and most productive economy in a few years.

“Waleson’s reporting of the tumultuous history of NYCO is arts journalism at its best.

"through this book of nonfiction snippets, however enlightening, the idea of the author seeing a much bigger picture emerges, one best told through the experience of the different parts."

Isabel Sawhill says she was “dumbfounded by the 2016 election.” Having already started her book she had to address new, fundamental questions. Who voted for President Trump and why?

“This book is full of deep insights and good ideas.”