The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century
Posted January 28, 2022
The first two parts of The Money Revolution describe the evolution of Money and Credit over the last century. These include a detailed history of
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Volcker: The Triumph Of Persistence
Posted December 4, 2021
Over the course of nearly half a century, five American presidents-three Democrats and two Republicans-have relied on the financial acumen, and the integrity, of Paul
In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
Posted December 4, 2021
From his early years in the storied arbitrage department at Goldman Sachs to US Treasury Secretary to chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, Robert
On The Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
Posted December 4, 2021
Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson — who was at the very epicenter of the crashing financial markets — provides a startling, first- person
Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises
Posted December 4, 2021
As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
Posted December 4, 2021
Greenspan published his memoirs soon after he left the Fed and shortly before the global economic crisis brought the world to the brink of a
The Courage To Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
Posted December 4, 2021
In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve. There would be no time to celebrate. The bursting of a housing bubble
A History of Western Philosophy
Posted May 25, 2021
Bertrand Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy serves as the perfect introduction to its subject; it remains unchallenged as the greatest account of the history
The Closing of the American Mind
Posted May 25, 2021
The brilliant, controversial, bestselling critique of American culture that “hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy” (The New York Times). WITH NEARLY
The Decline of the West
Posted May 25, 2021
Since its first publication in two volumes between 1918-1923, The Decline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read and most
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Posted May 25, 2021
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. Its author, Thomas S.
Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science
Posted May 25, 2021
A brilliant history of science over the past 150 years that offers a powerful new argument—that the many disparate scientific branches are converging on the
The Selfish Gene
Posted May 25, 2021
As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene’s
The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
Posted May 25, 2021
The Invention of Science goes back five hundred years in time to chronicle this crucial transformation, exploring the factors that led to its birth and
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Posted May 25, 2021
For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In
What Is Life? How Chemistry Becomes Biology
Posted May 25, 2021
Living things are hugely complex and have unique properties, such as self-maintenance and apparently purposeful behaviour which we do not see in inert matter. So
Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies
Posted May 25, 2021
“The concept of information is necessary to make sense of anything that is not a boring featureless mass, including life, mind, society, and value. Why
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Posted May 25, 2021
One of our greatest living scientists–and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants–gives us a work of visionary importance
The Periodic Table In Minutes
Posted May 25, 2021
An icon of science, the Periodic Table defines the fundamental chemistry of everything in the universe. In this compact yet comprehensive guide, Dan Green outlines
Physics In Minutes
Posted May 25, 2021
Physics in Minutes covers everything you need to know about physics, condensed into 200 key topics. Each idea is explained in clear, accessible language, building