Business and Economics

Recent books on business and economics.

Updated December 15, 2024
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The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet
Brett Christophers
Paper Book
"Standard theories of the causes of climate breakdown will not survive this book. Readers will be all the wiser." --Andreas Malm, author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline Why the market will never solve the climate crisis What if our understanding of...
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills (with bonus article "You Don't Need Just One Leadership Voice--You Need Many" by Amy Jen Su)
Harvard Business Review
Paper Book
Strengthen your soft skills and reach your leadership potential. If you read nothing else on developing your interpersonal skills, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you...
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...
The Focus Fix: Finding Clarity, Creativity and Resilience in an Overwhelming World
Chris Griffiths
Ebook
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...
Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World
Robert Jisung Park
Paper Book
How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begun--from lower test scores to higher crime rates--and how we might tackle them today It's hard not to feel anxious about the problem of climate change, especially if we think of it as an impending...
HBR Guide to Your Job Search
Harvard Business School Press
Paper Book
Land the job of your dreams. You're ready to take the next step in your career. But securing the right role can take a lot of work--and a lot of time and energy. How do you move forward without getting overwhelmed by the process? The HBR Guide to Your Job Search is...
HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace
Harvard Business Review
Paper Book
Is your workplace toxic? Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions, or a culture of overwork and burnout, it can feel impossible to know what to do. Should you address the issue directly,...
Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good
Loretta Napoleoni
Paper Book
A fascinating look at howthe Space Barons and Techtitans-heads of companies like Uber, Amazon, Tesla-have hijacked technology, preventing it from being used on behalf of the common goodandprofitingfrom the politics of fear and consumerism. The respected Italian economist and...
Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More
Rob Larson
Economist Rob Larson combines wit, righteous anger, and clear-eyed analysis as he dissects the lifestyle, moral bankruptcy, and stupidly large sums of money hoarded by the disgustingly wealthy. The fact that we live in one of the most unequal societies in the history of the world is...
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...
One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America
Benjamin C. Waterhouse
Paper Book
"One day I'll work for myself." Perhaps you've heard some version of that phrase from friends, colleagues, family members--perhaps you've said it yourself. If so, you're not alone. The spirit of entrepreneurship runs deep in American culture and history, in the films we watch and the books we...
Taming the Octopus: The Long Battle for the Soul of the Corporation
Kyle Edward Williams
Paper Book
Recent controversies around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and "woke capital" evoke an old idea: the Progressive Era vision of a socially responsible corporation. By midcentury, the notion that big business should benefit society was a consensus view. But as Kyle Edward...

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