Business and Economics

Recent books on business and economics.

Updated April 20, 2025
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The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability
Annette Kehnel
Paper Book
A fascinating blend of history and ecological economics that uncovers the medieval precedents for modern concepts of sustainable living.   In The Green Ages, historian Annette Kehnel explores sustainability initiatives from the Middle Ages, highlighting...
Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work (HBR Work Smart Series)
Harvard Business Review
Paper Book
Just be yourself, right? We're complex people. Professionally, we're recent graduates, employees, star performers, and first-time managers. But we're also best friends, devoted family members, sports fans, pet parents, social justice activists, or any other combination of these and...
Why Are We Here?: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants
Jennifer Moss
Paper Book
A deeply human exploration of how our relationship with work has evolved--and a guide for leaders who aim to make things right--from the author of The Burnout Epidemic. Work has recently undergone profound changes, not all for the better. AI's acceleration has led to...
Marketing with AI For Dummies
Shiv Singh
Paper Book
Stay ahead in the marketing game by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence Marketing with AI For Dummies is your introduction to the revolution that's occurring in the marketing industry, thanks to artificial intelligence tools that can create text, images, audio,...
The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America
Andrew W. Kahrl
Paper Book
Revealing a history that is deep, broad, and infuriating, The Black Tax casts a bold light on the racist practices long hidden in the shadows of America's tax regimes.   American taxation is unfair, and it is most unfair to the very people who critically...
The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong
Rebecca Haw Allensworth
Paper Book
A bottom-up investigation of the broken system of professional licensing, affecting everyone from hairdressers and morticians to doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, and those who rely on their services. Tens of millions of US workers are required by law to have a license to do their jobs...
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind
Dan Davies
Paper Book
Part-biography, part-political thriller, The Unaccountability Machine is a rousing expose of how management failures lead organisations to make catastrophic errors
The Focus Fix: Finding Clarity, Creativity and Resilience in an Overwhelming World
Chris Griffiths
Paper Book
With focus and a clear mind, we can achieve almost anything. But we are constantly subjected to a deluge of distractions, from endless notification pings to anxiety and self-doubt. The Focus Fix explores how you can reset your mindset in order to reclaim your focus and achieve incredible...

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