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RESTARTING THE FUTURE: HOW TO FIX THE INTANGIBLE ECONOMY
Written by Westlake, Stian
From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, radical ideas for restoring prosperity in today's intangible economy The past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of other ills that have left people wondering what has happened to the future they were promised.
ROBBER BARONS
Written by Josephson, Matthew
Prize-winning historian and biographer Matthew Josephson's The Robber Barons is the story of the Gilded Age's giant American capitalists who seized economic power after the Civil War and altered the shape of American life forever.The definitive book on the rise and power of early American capitalists, The Robber Barons examines the careers of such maste
TYCOONS: HOW ANDREW CARNEGIE, JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JAY GOULD, AND J. P. MORGAN INVENTED THE AMERICAN SUPERECONOMY
Written by Morris, Charles R
"Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary."--The Christian Science Monitor The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan.
DEATH OF THE BANKER: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE GREAT FINANCIAL DYNASTIES AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE SMALL INVESTOR
Written by Chernow, Ron
Ron Chernow examines the forces that made dynasties like the Morgans, the Warburgs, and the Rothschilds the financial arbiters of the early twentieth century and then rendered them virtually obsolete by the century's end.
21ST CENTURY MONETARY POLICY: THE FEDERAL RESERVE FROM THE GREAT INFLATION TO COVID-19
Written by Bernanke, Ben S
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve deployed an extraordinary range of policy tools that helped prevent the collapse of the financial system and the U.S. economy. Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues lent directly to U.S.
BRIEF HISTORY OF EQUALITY
Written by Piketty, Thomas
A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Public Books Best Book of the Year "An opportunity for readers to see Piketty bring his larger argument about the origins of inequality and his program for fighting it into high relief."
FED UNBOUND: CENTRAL BANKING IN A TIME OF CRISIS
Written by Menand, Lev
Do the Fed's efforts to stabilize the economy worsen inequality?
BOND KING: HOW ONE MAN MADE A MARKET, BUILT AN EMPIRE, AND LOST IT ALL
Written by Childs, Mary
From the host of NPR's Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards.
HOW I BUILT THIS: THE UNEXPECTED PATHS TO SUCCESS FROM THE WORLD'S MOST INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURS
Written by Raz, Guy
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL #1 Best-selling Business Book Based on the highly acclaimed NPR podcast, How I Built This with Guy Raz, this book offers priceless insights and inspiration from the world's top entrepreneurs on how to start, launch, and build a successful venture.Great ideas often come from a simple spark: A socce
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