A bestselling book in its fifth edition offering a broad and balanced introduction to financial markets across the world.

"...A bestselling book in its fifth edition offering a broad and balanced introduction to financial markets across the world.. This book offers a broad and balanced introduction to financial markets..."

For two decades Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has held reign over economic policy, outlasting three presidents. His long tenure has had a profound...

"..., international bestselling author Ravi Batra takes sharp aim at Greenspan's policies since he came..."

Bestselling author and economist Ravi Batra takes aim at the obstacles to global prosperity--from corrupt financial institutions to political motivations--and...

"...Bestselling author and economist Ravi Batra takes aim at the obstacles to global prosperity--from corrupt financial institutions to political motivations--and.... In The New Golden Age, bestselling..."

Economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Friedman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems-while often in conflict-are really devices...

"...Economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Friedman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems-while often in conflict-are really devices.... Economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Friedman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems-while often in conflict..."

What if you could look behind the headlines of the global economy to see how it really worked? Instead of listening to pundits, politicians, and protestors,...

"...than endless misery.” As the economy slumped in 2001, a downturn in the global car market made..."

In these essays James K. Galbraith wrote the history of Bush's presidency while it happened. This work contains Galbraith's most influential writings on...

"...and the ongoing transformation of the American economy under the steerage of Alan Greenspan..."

Why do so many actively managed funds underperform? Why do passively managed funds provide superior returns, especially after taxes? What are the true...

"..., giving you the inside information you need to become a successful investor who plays the winner's game..."

Virtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers,...

Today the things we eat and drink have crossed oceans, continents, and even airspace before reaching the dinner table. The complex systems and technologies...

"...Today the things we eat and drink have crossed oceans, continents, and even airspace before reaching the dinner table. The complex systems and technologies.... Today the things we eat and drink have crossed oceans, continents, and even airspace before reaching the dinner table. The complex systems and technologies devised throughout the centuries to deliver our food supply reveal surprising things about politics, culture, economies--and our appetites. In Mumbai, India's chaotic commercia..."

An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage—and entertain Produced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly,...

The Clinton Charisma is a fascinating, prescriptive guide that reveals the former president's complex leadership techniques, including his attention to public...

In the span of one day, how does the world do business? In Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy, journalist and economist Daniel Altman answers this...

"...an emerging commodity market, such as emissions, is a big challenge. Ivan, Miro, and I review a stack..."

The bestselling, landmark work of undercover reportage, now updated Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication, Nickel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5...

"...The bestselling, landmark work of undercover reportage, now updated Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication, Nickel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5.... The bestselling, landmark work..."

“Perfectly placed to tell us what’s really new about [the] second-generation Web.”—Los Angeles Times Business visionary and bestselling author David...

"...“Perfectly placed to tell us what’s really new about [the] second-generation Web.”—Los Angeles Times Business visionary and bestselling author David.... “Perfectly placed to tell us what’s really new about [the] second-generation Web.”—Los Angeles Times Business visionary and bestselling author David Weinberger charts how as business, politics, science, and media move online, the rules..."

“Takes dead aim at the conservative economic consensus that has dominated U.S. politics . . . Biting and necessary.”—The American Prospect In this witty and...

"..., together, we might be able to change it."—Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities..."

“Masterfully crafted, deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding.”—Los Angeles Times In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest...

"...a local economy will mean, however, ceasing to worship markets as infallible and consciously setting..."

An “admirably researched and lucidly written” investigation of the corporate takeover of the media—and what it means for Americans —that “should serve as a...

"...and the federal government’s blind faith in the power of markets and technology to win historic concessions from Congress and the Federal Communications Commission, which they used to dominate local markets..."

Bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how evolution shaped the modern economy—and why people are so irrational about money How did we make the leap...

"...Bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how evolution shaped the modern economy—and why people are so irrational about money How did we make the leap.... Bestselling author Michael Shermer..."