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After receiving his PhD in theoretical physics from Dartmouth College, Lee Phillips worked for several decades as a research physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory. Inspired by the legendary Frank McCourt, he has embarked on his current career as freelance writer, publishing widely in popular scientific journals.

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The trailblazing story of Janet Yellen, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics, and her lifelong advocacy for an economics of empathy that delivers the fruits of a prosperous society to people at the bottom half of the economic ladder.

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"An important, accessible book on a crucial subject. The author ... writes about reform efforts with contagious energy and palpable authority. Food for thought and action." --The New York Times

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The tragedy of US involvement in Puerto Rico, tracing the decades of economic and political exploitation that led to the debt crisis, hobbled the hurricane recovery efforts, and forced the island into a state of despair.

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A globally renowned economist and expert on rationality presents a spirited and entertaining defence of our emotions, how we got them, and why it's better to be irrational.

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The legendary financier reflects on key problems in the deepening global economic crisis since publication of his international bestseller The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Crash of 2008

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An eye-opening guide to how America feeds itself and an essential companion book to the new documentary

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With unprecedented access to leaders of China's premier private businesses, an all-star team from the Wharton School and China Europe International Business School provide personal details into how these people have created and built world-class companies - and what leaders of Western businesses need to know to compete against these juggernauts

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How the gonzo literary journalist became a crusader against Richard Nixon and the threat of fascism in America--and the devastating price his work exacted on his life, his health and his career

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From the author of Work Won't Love You Back, a stirring examination of how collective grief can ignite powerful change

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A narrative, character-driven account of the Korean War that sheds light on the atrocities and hardships suffered by all sides in the 'forgotten' conflict.

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"This book is among the very best I have seen in an emerging genre of donor-education literature."--Chronicle of Philanthropy

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A practical, inspirational guide to doing good, no matter how much money you have.

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A giant in the field and professor of negotiation at MIT and Harvard Law School offers a conceptual breakthrough and practical tool for Uwinning /U negotiations-not just dividing the pie-while maintaining trust and keeping relationships intact: the "Trading Zone"

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The story of a twenty-first century American frontier--where the free market reigns supreme as profiteers rush to develop a massive new oilfield.

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The former deputy mayor of New York City tells the story of the city's comeback after 9/11, offering lessons in resiliency under the most trying of circumstances, and a model for the rejuvenation of any city.

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Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano offers an insightful analysis of American security at home and a prescription for the future.

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The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than 30 years--but helped cripple the sport of baseball in the process.

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Founder and CEO of Encore.org Marc Freedman argues that the secret to happiness, longevity, and living on is through mentoring the next generation.

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Founder and CEO of Encore.org Marc Freedman argues that the secret to happiness, longevity, and living on is through mentoring the next generation.

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An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain for pleasure--from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners, to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers.

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Writer and musician Mishka Shubaly tells the poignant, profane story of how his family imploded, his life unraveled, and his only constant friend, alcohol, destroyed him-until a bar fight leads him to his unlikely savior, ultramarathon running, and a transformation beyond his imagining.

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The incredible exploits of a mountaineer and adventurer who tracks climate change in extreme locations also illustrates how humans will adapt and survive in increasingly unstable environments.