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1	Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist In major league baseball the biggest wallet is supposed to win: rich teams spend four times as much on talent as poor teams. However, over the past four years, the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records. Last year, their superstar, Jason Giambi, went to the superrich Yankees. It hasn't ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Making Globalization Work more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz add to wishlist Nobel Prize winner Stiglitz focuses on policies that truly work and offers fresh, new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate. see all copies from $6.35! new only from $11.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life more books like this by Richard Florida add to wishlist The national bestseller that defines a new economic class and shows how it is key to the future of our cities. The Washington Monthly 2002 Annual Political Book Award WinnerThe Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today-and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History more books like this by Harry S Dent, Jr. add to wishlist From the author of the bestselling "The Roaring 2000s" comes a new book that predicts a major economic crash and offers advice on how to survive it. see all copies from $9.94! new only from $13.50! \| SVS
5	Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness more books like this by Richard H Thaler, Cass R Sunstein add to wishlist Every day we make decisions on topics ranging from the personal investments we select to the schools we pick for our children to the foods we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, as authors Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein astutely observe, we don't always choose well. The reason, the authors explain, is that we all are susceptible to ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Globalization and Its Discontents more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz add to wishlist Joseph Stiglitz served as chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers for seven years, and he was also chief economist at the World Bank. In this book, Stiglitz recounts his experiences in such places as Ethiopia, Thailand and Russia. He finds repeatedly that the International Monetary Fund puts the interests of its "largest ... see all copies from $2.30! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies more books like this by Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff add to wishlist Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff define 'the groundswell' as a social structure in which technology puts power into the hands of individuals and communities, not institutions. We see examples of this all around us: Second Life, You Tube, Twitter, etc. The technology that is enabling this has created a permanent, long lasting shift in the way the world ... see all copies from $15.40! new only from $17.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	All You Need to Know about the Music Business more books like this by Donald S Passman add to wishlist In this guide, a successful entertainment lawyer offers aspiring performers, writers, and executives advice on protecting themselves in the cutthroat music industry. He includes information on copyrights, merchandising deals, and Internet technologies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making more books like this by Deborah A Stone add to wishlist "Policy Paradox" integrates case studies and theory with clear critical analysis. Through a rich and complex model, this revised edition continues to show how real-world policy grows out of differing ideals, and even definitions, of such basic societal goals as security, equality and liberty. see all copies from $7.09! new only from $43.01! \| SVS
10	Thinking in Systems: A Primer more books like this by Donella Meadows add to wishlist In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, "Limits to Growth"athe first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planeta Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001.Meadowsa newly released manuscript, "Thinking in Systems," is ... see all copies from $12.67! new only from $12.67! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves more books like this by W Brian Arthur add to wishlist Leading scientific theorist Arthur puts forth the first complete theory of the origins and evolution of technology, in a major work that achieves for the invention of new technologies what Darwin's theory had achieved for the emergence of new species. see all copies from $13.50! new only from $13.50! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success more books like this by Lon Safko, David Brake add to wishlist This is the ultimate comprehensive social media reference book for any business looking to transform its marketing and operational strategies. Realizing that social media is dramatically impacting businesses, customers, and everyone connected to them, the authors of "The Social Media Bible" have consulted with leading social media experts from ... see all copies from $18.93! new only from $18.93! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers more books like this by Paul M Kennedy add to wishlist About national and international power in the 'modern' or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the 'new monarchies' in Western Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.15! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry more books like this by M William Krasilovsky, Sidney Shemel, John Gross (Contributions by) add to wishlist The Bible of the music industry which is now in its tenth edition, "This Business of Music" has been revised and completely updated to reflect the latest changes in the ever-evolving music business. Commentary on recent legislation, a reader-friendly summary of the laws on copyright duration and much more insightful analysis - plus fully updated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits more books like this by C K Prahalad add to wishlist The world's most exciting, fastest-growing new market is where you least expect it: at the bottom of the pyramid. Collectively, the world's billions of poor people have immense untapped buying power. They represent an enormous opportunity for companies who learn how to serve them. Not only can it be done, it is being done--very profitably. What's ... see all copies from $7.70! new only from $11.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life more books like this by Richard Florida add to wishlist From the best-selling author of "The Rise of the Creative Class", a brilliant new book on the surprising importance of place, with advice on how to find the right place for you.It's a mantra of the age of globalization that where we live doesn't matter. We can innovate just as easily from a ski chalet in the Alps or a cottage in Provence as in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming more books like this by Bjorn Lomborg add to wishlist Written by the author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," this groundbreaking book transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.18! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Culture of Make Believe more books like this by Derrick Jensen add to wishlist Interweaving political, historical, philosophical, and deeply personal perspectives, Jensen attempts to understand the atrocities that characterize so much of our culture, from lynchings in early 20th-century America to death squads in South America to the destruction of the natural world. Illustrations. see all copies from $3.74! new only from $9.57! \| signed copies
19 view cover	The Secret History of the War on Cancer more books like this by Devra Davis add to wishlist From the acclaimed author of "When Smoke Ran Like Water", is a searing and revelatory account of how the War on Cancer has been distorted by economic interests. Even before its official launch more than three decades ago, the War on Cancer was fighting many of the wrong battles, with the wrong weapons and the wrong leaders. Little has changed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	In Defense of Globalization more books like this by Jagdish N Bhagwati add to wishlist The riot-torn meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999 was only the most dramatic sign of the intensely passionate debate now raging over globalization, which critics blame for everything from child labour to environmental degradation, cultural homogenization, and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations. Now Jagdish ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System more books like this by Raj Patel add to wishlist How can starving people also be obese? Why does everything have soy in it? How do petrochemicals and biofuels control the price of food? It's a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before (800 million) while there are also more people overweight (1 billion). To find out how we got to this point and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $11.93! \| first editions
22 view cover	Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times more books like this by Steve Solomon add to wishlist The book helps readers to rediscover traditional low-input North American gardening methods for growing highly productive and inexpensive food gardens. Designed for readers with no experience and for most areas in the English-speaking world, it focuses on minimising inputs and producing healthy food. see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Two-Income Trap more books like this by Dr. Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi add to wishlist In this revolutionary expos, Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren and financial consultant Amelia Tyagi show that today's middle-class parents are increasingly trapped by financial meltdowns. Astonishingly, sending mothers to work has made families more vulnerable to financial disaster than ever before. Today's two-income family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued more books like this by Ann Crittenden add to wishlist An exploration of how American society values motherhood and child rearing yet still undervalues, disrespects, and exploits the women who do that work. In short, the author contends that American social policies and laws do not reflect the "family values" most Americans claim to hold so dearly. Looking at American motherhood from social, legal, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry more books like this by Wendell Berry, Norman Wirzba (Editor) add to wishlist These essays from poet/novelist/essayist and dedicated agrarian Wendell Berry advocate a return to the values of the farming life in which Berry was raised and which he still lives--among them respect for nature, responsibility for the land, and an understanding that the marketplace should not be the ruling force in human endeavor. see all copies from $5.75! new only from $6.85! \| first editions \| SVS

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