The Algebra Of Wealth

Steven D. Levitt / Stephen J. Dubner

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a beautiful 20th anniversary edition featuring a new foreword Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to...

John Cassidy

A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of 2025A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics. Capitalism has long been understood as a driving force behind the biggest political, economic, and social dislocations of our time. But in this sweeping, kaleidoscopic history of the economic system th...

Ian Kumekawa

The rise of globalization and financialization as seen from a barge—one Swedish barge, to be exact, built in 1979What do a barracks for British troops in the Falklands War, a floating jail off the Bronx, and temporary housing for VW factory workers in Germany have in common? The Balder Scapa: a single barge that served all three roles. Though the name would eventually change to...

Faiz Siddiqui

The rise, fall, and revival of the Caesar of Silicon Valley. Elon Musk has cast himself as the savior of humanity, an altruistic force whose fortune is tied to noble pursuits from halting our dependence on fossil fuels to colonizing Mars. Once frequently heralded as a modern-day Edison, Musk has taken up a new place in the public consciousness with his growing desire to disrupt...

Gary Rivlin

A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work. Artificial Intelligence has been "just around the corner" for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing u...

David L. Shrier

A clear-eyed guide to the metaverse and how this powerful technology--along with advances in spatial computing, VR, and AR--will impact our economy, our lives, and our world. The metaverse. That term elicits a wide range of ideas and opinions. For many, it represents the next evolutionary phase of the internet--a fully immersive, digital universe where people can interact, work...

Galloway, Scott

BEST SELLER INTERNACIONAL Estoicismo, concentración, tiempo y diversificación: las cuatro reglas del éxito financiero Hoy en día, contamos con más oportunidades que cualquier generación anterior, pero también nos enfrentamos a retos sin precedentes, como la inflación, la crisis de la vivienda o un aumento de la esperanza de vida que pone en jaque el sistema de pensiones. En est...

Galloway, Scott

A must-have guide to optimizing your life for wealth and success, from bestselling author, NYU professor, and co-host of the Pivot podcast Scott Galloway.Today's workers have more opportunities and mobility than any generation before. They also face unprecedented challenges, including inflation, labor and housing shortages, and climate volatility. Even the notion of retirement ...

Galloway, Scott

Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google son las cuatro empresas más influyentes del mundo.Casi todo el mundo cree saber cómo lo han logrado.Y casi todo el mundo se equivoca.Conoce su ADN secreto.Las four (Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google), cuyas valoraciones se aproximan ya a la escalofriante cifra del billón de dólares, son los cuatro gigantes de la economía mundial.¿Cómo han logra...

Galloway, Scott

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong. For all that's been written about the Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering success as insightfully as Scott Galloway.Instead of buying the myths these compa-nie...

Galloway, Scott

Los Four (Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google), cuyas valoraciones se aproximan ya a la escalofriante cifra de los mil millones de dólares, son los cuatro gigantes de la economía mundial. ¿Cómo han logrado estas compañías infiltrarse tan profundamente en nuestra vida hasta el punto de que ya es imposible evitarlas (o incluso boicotearlas)? ¿Por qué los mercados bursátiles les perd...

Galloway, Scott

Instead of buying the myths these compa­nies broadcast, Galloway asks fundamental questions. How did the Four infiltrate our lives so completely that they're almost impossible to avoid (or boycott)? Why does the stock market forgive them for sins that would destroy other firms? And as they race to become the world's first trillion-dollar company, can anyone chal­lenge them? ...