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NONFICTION
Released: June 18, 2013
HUMBOLDT: LIFE ON AMERICA'S MARIJUANA FRONTIER
by Emily Brady
"A relaxed yet disturbing look at an alternative lifestyle, its heady profits and its hidden costs. "
Straightforward overview of Northern California's "Emerald Triangle," the rural region renowned for producing America's best cannabis. Read full book review >
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Released: June 25, 2013
ENVIRONMENTAL DEBT: THE HIDDEN COSTS OF A CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMY
by Amy Larkin
"Generally frank and well-meaning but also boosterish and not always tight in its arguments."
A mostly cleareyed look at how taking environmental concerns into account is good business. Read full book review >
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Released: June 25, 2013
A CURIOUS DISCOVERY: AN ENTREPRENEUR'S STORY
by John S. Hendricks
"An interesting tale of how curiosity and entrepreneurship merged to transform TV and education."
A memoir from Hendricks, the founder and chairman of Discovery Communications, the world's leading educational communications and TV company, which boasts more than 400 million subscribers living in 215 countries. Read full book review >
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Released: June 25, 2013
SEEING WHAT OTHERS DON'T: THE REMARKABLE WAYS WE GAIN INSIGHTS
by Gary Klein
"Intriguing findings that should play a transformative role, not only in the field of psychology, but also in corporate boardrooms."
Experimental psychologist Klein (Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making, 2009, etc.) examines the transformative role of creative insight. Read full book review >
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Released: June 25, 2013
WHEN THE MONEY RUNS OUT: THE END OF WESTERN AFFLUENCE
by Stephen D. King
"A well-written book, mostly free of jargon, that is short on practical solutions and thus, profoundly pessimistic."
A high-ranking economist employed by a major international bank expresses pessimism about the future of the economy in the United States and other traditionally powerful nations. Read full book review >
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Released: July 2, 2013
THE CARTOON INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
by Grady Klein, Alan Dabney
"Well-suited to middle and high schoolers as well as to adults seeking to brush up their statistical skills without breaking a sweat."
A gentle, pleasantly illustrated induction into the strange world of bell curves and chi squares. Read full book review >
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Released: Aug. 6, 2013
NINETY PERCENT OF EVERYTHING: INSIDE SHIPPING, THE INVISIBLE INDUSTRY THAT PUTS CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK, GAS IN YOUR CAR, AND FOOD ON YOUR PLATE
by Rose George
"An apt and affable nautical chaperone, George's watery excursion fascinates and dutifully educates."
Consistently illuminating in-depth analysis of the global shipping industry. Read full book review >