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Released: April 9, 2013
"For students of Indian affairs or global economics, particularly in the East."
Bhagwati (Economics/Columbia Univ.) and Panagariya (Indian Economics/Columbia Univ.) collaborate again (co-editors:
India's Reforms: How They Produced Inclusive Growth, 2012, etc.) in this rebuttal of critics of India's present economic performance.
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Released: April 9, 2013
"Resolutely, proudly left wing/radical/anarchic with an exuberant optimism that usually keeps the tendentious text aloft."
A professor and social activist for Occupy Wall Street rehearses the history of OWS and of democracy and argues for a more "horizontal" approach to political decision-making.
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Released: April 4, 2013
"The most complete and authoritative account to date of the response of the central bankers to the global financial crisis."
Holding that monetary policy is too subtle and complex to entrust to politicians beholden to the whims of an uninformed electorate,
Washington Post financial columnist Irwin convincingly argues that independent central banks are an essential element of responsible economic stewardship.
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Released: April 2, 2013
"A valuable glimpse of a mecca of innovation."
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Released: April 2, 2013
"A skillful presentation that lifts the veil too often hiding areas that should be brought to light."
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Released: April 2, 2013
"A smoothly put together business leadership primer that could use further, deeper elaboration."
A corporate consultant argues that kinder, gentler corporate leaders and corporations are winning out over older, tougher images of take-no-prisoners leadership.
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Released: April 2, 2013
"The authors make their case simply but with vigor and dash."
Brand-identity consultant Siegel and colleague Etzkorn make a strong, appealing case for simplicity.
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Released: April 2, 2013
"Despite some dry prose, Krishna presents a sophisticated, easy-handed elucidation of the practice of marketing to our senses."
Krishna (Marketing/Univ. of Michigan) examines the relatively new idea of sensory marketing, which "engages the consumer's senses and affects their perception, judgment, and behavior."
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Released: March 26, 2013
"Many of the characters require more than the three or four pages Dotson allots them to make any lasting impression, but the sheer multitude of tales underscores his argument about an America chock-full of unassuming people whose lives enrich the nation."
The longtime
Today Show correspondent offers a collection of heartwarming stories about ordinary citizens, "people who live the values our country cherishes."
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Released: March 26, 2013
"The author's stimulating deconstruction of contemporary economic theory parallels a treatment of major positive developments in physical sciences and pays due respect to the functions of government and law."
Former
Nature and
New Scientist editor Buchanan (
The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You, 2007, etc.) offers his take on why economic theory breaks down when it comes to making predictions.
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Released: March 26, 2013
"Readers approaching this book because they have a pressing decision may be annoyed by the Heaths' lumbering pace, but for those who want to improve decision-making overall, the workshop style of the narrative should prove helpful."
A manual on how to become more rational when facing difficult decisions at work and in your personal life.
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Released: March 25, 2013
"A valuable resource for business leaders and policymakers."
