Public Policy
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Never Silent: ACT Up and My Life in Activism
$18.99 Read more“Never Silent is a gorgeous book . . . Peter Staley has written an electrifying primer for anyone who’s thinking/worrying/wondering about how to change/save the world.” –Tony Kushner, Pulitzer Prize-… [more below]
- Author: Staley, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1641608447
- Language: English
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Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes
$19.95 Read moreThis critical biography of Winston Churchill is “a powerful corrective” as it shines a light on the real history and war crimes of ‘Britain’s greatest leader’ (Independent).
The subject of numerous b- Author: Ali, Tariq
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1788735803
- Language: English
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Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against Covid-19
$28.99 Read moreHard truths and surprising insights about our COVID-19 response from America’s former top doctor.
When COVID-19 began spreading rapidly, the world was taken by surprise. As the ensuing pandemic raged,- Author: Adams, Jerome M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness
$20.00 Add to cartA wide-ranging work of cultural history and criticism that reexamines the impact of post-World War II myths of the “good war.”
“Essential reading. This eloquent, far-ranging analysis of the national p- Author: Samet, Elizabeth D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1250859085
- Language: English
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Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action
$19.95 Add to cartWe’ve known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we’ve seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Governments have struggled to meet
- Series: Society and the Environment
- Author: Fisher, Dana R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0231209304
- Language: English
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The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel
$30.00 Add to cartFrom an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Berna… [more below]
- Author: Clark, Lloyd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0802160220
- Language: English
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The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
$9.95 Add to cart“We are in a fight for our lives. Hurricanes Irma and Mar a unmasked the colonialism we face in Puerto Rico, and the inequality it fosters, creating a fierce humanitarian crisis. Now we must find a pa
- Author: Klein, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1608463575
- Language: English
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Free Our Markets: A Citizens’ Guide to Essential Economics
$24.95 Add to cartThe freer the markets people live in, the better they flourish. Free Our Markets explains why, in terms of foundational economic principles. Dr. Baetjer aims to show readers that liberty, not the forc… [more below]
- Author: Baetjer, Howard Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: July 04 2013
- ISBN10: 098442542X
- Language: English
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Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet
$18.95 Add to cartHow knowing the extreme risks of climate change can help us prepare for an uncertain future
If you had a 10 percent chance of having a fatal car accident, you’d take necessary precautions. If your fin- Author: Wagner, Gernot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0691171327
- Language: English
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Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
$17.95 Add to cartThere is no better guide than Paul Krugman to basic economics, the ideas that animate much of our public policy. Likewise, there is no stronger foe of zombie economics, the misunderstandings that just… [more below]
- Author: Krugman, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0393541320
- Language: English
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Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy
$20.95 Add to cartFrom New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, a compelling book that explains why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in their success, why that hurts everyone
- Author: Frank, Robert H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 26 2017
- ISBN10: 0691178305
- Language: English
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Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
$17.95 Add to cartIn the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close lo
- Author: Rodrik, Dani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 11 2016
- ISBN10: 0393353419
- Language: English
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Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWhat is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative?
The word “capitalism” is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does i- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Fulcher, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 198726074
- Language: English
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The Forgotten Depression: 1921, the Crash That Cured Itself
$18.00 Add to cartJames Grant’s story of America’s last governmentally untreated depression: A bible for conservative economists, this “carefully researched history…makes difficult economic concepts easy to understan… [more below]
- Author: Grant, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 17 2015
- ISBN10: 1451686463
- Language: English
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A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations
$21.99 Read moreAn acclaimed author and celebrated journalist breaks down the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environment.
Global demand for power is doubling e… [more below]- Author: Bryce, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1541736052
- Language: English
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Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Mazzucato, Mariana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0063273357
- Language: English
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Hypercapitalism: The Modern Economy, Its Values, and How to Change Them
$28.27 Add to cartPAPERBACK ORIGINAL From the bestselling cartoonist of The Cartoon History of the Universe comes an explosive graphic takedown of capitalism
Bestselling “overeducated cartoonist” Larry Gonick has delig- Author: Gonick, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1620972824
- Language: English
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The Power of Who: You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know
$28.00 Read moreBob Beaudine believes Networking is Not working for Americans any longer. This highly respected and well-connected head hunter shares his philosophy on what really works in identifying what your dream… [more below]
- Author: Beaudine, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 06 2009
- ISBN10: 1599951533
- Language: English
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Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism
$22.99 Add to cart“What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stut… [more below]
- Author: Harvey, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190230851
- Language: English
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Rebooting Capitalism: How We Can Forge a Society That Works for Everyone
$20.00 Add to cartSince the mid-twentieth century, free-market ideology has undermined the economic well-being and social fabric of American life. An unprecedented, extremely effective and largely invisible effort by a
- Author: Biglan, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: May 19 2020
- ISBN10: 057869090X
- Language: English
