Business and Economics

Recent books on business and economics.

Updated September 6, 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...
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...
Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings
Steven G. Rogelberg
Paper Book
"Steven Rogelberg knows more about how to improve meetings than anyone on earth." - Adam Grant, PhD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife There are an estimated 200-500 million 1:1 meetings held each day around the world. In...
The Rebellious CEO: 12 Leaders Who Did It Right
Ralph Nader
Paper Book
Over the course of seven decades Ralph Nader has been Corporate America's fiercest critic. Supreme Court Justice William Powell singled out Nader in his infamous memo as the 'single most effective antagonist of American business... the target of his hatred... is corporate power.' But now, in a book...
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...
Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging
Eddie Pate
Paper Book
True inclusion happens when leaders stop relying on HR practitioners to own full responsibility for DEI initiatives. The small, intentional daily leadership practices in this book are the key to creating truly inclusive organizations. Diversity and inclusion training and books...
Rebel Island: The Incredible Story of Taiwan
Jonathan Clements
Paper Book
The gripping history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle--and the renewed threat of invasion by China. Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a 'ball of mud', Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land...

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