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by Raj Patel
Staff Pick
Raj Patel's remarkable and ambitious new book asks some basic economic and political questions and comes up with surprising solutions. Patel explores ways we might more accurately value the world, arguing that our current market system is deeply flawed... (read more)

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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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by Dan Ariely
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by Dale Maharidge
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Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
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The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
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Tim Harford's follow-up to his breakout bestseller, The Undercover Economist, is a panoramic view of the role of economics in our lives, from our jobs and marriages to our cities and even the history of human civilization. The Logic of Life sheds light... (read more)

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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America
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