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Released: Jan. 2, 2013
"An enjoyable debut appropriate for both specialists and general readers."
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Released: Jan. 2, 2013
"Mostly laudatory history mixed with a provocative treatise on creating neat new things."
A celebratory exploration of American tinkerers and the spirit of innovation that moves them.
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Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"Enjoyable, if not particularly enlightening, take on the new economy."
Popular business writer Godin (
Whatcha Gonna Do with that Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006–2012, 2012, etc.) offers a self-help guide to surviving and thriving in the new, postindustrial economy.
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Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"The book reflects the tone of its author: clear, honest and unassuming."
A Chinese-American businesswoman's memoir of exile, torture, immigration and, ultimately, astounding success.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 27, 2012
"A nice takedown, particularly in its acknowledgement that the deck is always stacked against "participants in a vast experiment" of the deregulated marketplace--namely, the little guys."
Dishy dirt on the "financialization" of American life and the hordes of carrion-pickers who swarm us in the hope of lifting still more dollars from our pockets.
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Released: Dec. 26, 2012
"Useful information on frugality and retirement."
Retirement may be a long way off for many, but according to Yeager (
The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches, 2007, etc.), there is never a better time to start thinking and preparing for that moment than the present.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 11, 2012
"National-budget stringencies will no doubt amplify this intriguing discussion."
Hudson Institute chief economist Kane proposes the use of market-based methods to reform the military's personnel and pay policies.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 27, 2012
"A gripping chronicle by a corporate whistle-blower who achieved a stunning victory."
How one man faced down some of Japan's top corporate leadership and exposed massive fraud and corruption.
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Released: Nov. 21, 2012
"Although a bit dry in places for general readers, Fortune subscribers and those interested in investing will enjoy this multifaceted, well-balanced compilation."
A collection of articles on economics and investing from and about one of the wealthiest men in the world.
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Released: Nov. 20, 2012
"The lessons to be learned are many, but, the editors conclude, the regulatory mechanisms meant to preclude future meltdowns, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, are now under assault. Stay tuned."
Think Bernie Madoff was an outlier? To gauge by some of the contributors to this volume, the whole speculative economy is a vast Ponzi scheme.
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Released: Nov. 19, 2012
"Of considerable interest to the economically inclined; a thoroughgoing demonstration of how fragile are monetary unions "without some measure of fiscal union.""
Who knew that the run-up to the big-government, one-worldish euro was the darling of the American right wing?
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A flawed but ambitious, readable look at economic reformism over the last century."
Labor journalist Pizzigati (
Greed and Good: Understanding and Overcoming the Inequality that Limits Our Lives, 2004, etc.) makes the case that graduated tax rates and strong unions once led to an economic golden age for average Americans--and could do so again.
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