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Act of Congress: How America’s Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn’t by Robert G. Kaiser

On May 11, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008. Act of Congress, as entertaining as it is enlightening, is an indispensable guide to a vital piece of our political system desperately in need of reform.

Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City by Robin Nagle

On May 11, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Editor

In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City’s Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Throughout, Nagle reveals the many unexpected ways in which sanitation workers stand between our seemingly well-ordered lives and the sea of refuse that would otherwise overwhelm us.

The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America by David A. Stockman

On April 1, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The Great Deformation is a searing look at Washington’s craven response to the recent myriad of financial crises and fiscal cliffs. It counters conventional wisdom with an eighty-year revisionist history of how the American state—especially the Federal Reserve—has fallen prey to the politics of crony capitalism and the ideologies of fiscal stimulus, monetary central planning, and financial bailouts.

The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig

On March 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

What is wrong with today’s banking system? The past few years have shown that risks in banking can impose significant costs on the economy. Many claim, however, that a safer banking system would require sacrificing lending and economic growth. The Bankers’ New Clothes examines this claim and the narratives used by bankers, politicians, and regulators to rationalize the lack of reform, exposing them as invalid.

Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline

On February 9, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Cline shows how consumers can break the buy-and-toss cycle by supporting innovative and stylish sustainable designers and retailers, refashioning clothes throughout their lifetimes, and mending and even making clothes themselves. Overdressed will inspire you to vote with your dollars and find a path back to being well dressed and feeling good about what you wear.

Contagion: How Commerce Has Spread Disease and the Politics of Pandemics by Mark Harrison

On February 4, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

Beginning with the plagues that ravaged Eurasia in the fourteenth century, Harrison charts both the passage of disease and the desperate measures to prevent it. He examines the emergence of public health in the Western world, its subsequent development elsewhere, and a recurring pattern of misappropriation of quarantines, embargoes, and other sanitary measures for political or economic gain—even for use as weapons of war

After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead by Alan S. Blinder

On January 27, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

With bracing clarity, Blinder shows us how the U.S. financial system, which had grown far too complex for its own good—and too unregulated for the public good—experienced a perfect storm beginning in 2007.

The Fractalist: Memoir of a Scientific Maverick by Benoit Mandelbrot

On October 31, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world. Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena.

Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School by Richard Branson

On October 11, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Like a Virgin brings together some of his best advice, distilling the experiences and insights that have made him one of the world’s most recognized and respected business leaders. In his trademark thoughtful and encouraging voice, Branson shares his knowledge like a close friend. He’ll teach you how to be more innovative, how to lead by listening, how to enjoy your work, and much more.

The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent by Vivek Wadhwa

On October 8, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Vivek Wadhwa, an immigrant tech entrepreneur turned academic with appointments at Duke, Stanford, Emory, and Singularity Universities, draws on his new Kauffman Foundation research to show that the United States is in the midst of an unprecedented halt in high-growth, immigrant-founded start-ups. With his signature fearlessness and clarity, Wadhwa offers a concise framework for understanding the Immigrant Exodus and offers a recipe for reversal and rapid recovery.