Economics

The Death and Life of Great American Cities is a direct and wonderfully optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness…

The story of a political rock star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who made history with her stunning rise from Bronx-raised…

From the start of the European slave trade around the year 1500 through the U.S. Civil War in 1865, 15…

The first comprehensive “how to” guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as…

Street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. Addresses arose out of a…

Philip Hook’s riveting narrative takes us from the early days of art dealing in Antwerp, where paintings were sold by…

Geared toward readers ages 8–12, this book features people from around the world who played a major role in…

Rethink entrepreneurship with The Misfit Economy. Not all great innovations in the world have come from the likes of…

Great ideas often come from a simple spark: A soccer player on the New Zealand national team notices all the unused wool…

A Buddhist approach to economics asks very different questions than we're used to hearing about money and personal…

Haven’t read Capital? That’s ok. With A People’s Guide to Capitalism, there’s no need to get bogged down in the…

Data is everywhere... the real challenge is understanding it. From understanding the percentage probability that it…

A comprehensive, accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism. What exactly is socialism?…

Tomatoes bred for trucking. Standardized fruit susceptible to being wiped out by a single disease. Modern agriculture &…

Award-winning science journalist Rachel Nuwar traveled the world to cover the enormous scope of the illegal wildlife…

A huge book to help you visualize and understand a huge topic. These gorgeous, detailed infographics get right tothe…

In the era of social media, which can so easily make us lose faith in humanity, how can we remain positive and hopeful?…

How profitable are illegal drugs? How structured are drug cartels? What strategies are governments using to combat drug…

There is a huge global economy in secondhand goods. And now that everyone in the industrialized world is downsizing and…

Known as “success magic” or “results-based magic,” chaos magic is a contemporary magical practice that combines…

This primer on modern capitalism has a design that makes it look like it was produced by a group of underground hackers,…

An essential tool for media literacy. People are constantly trying to use charts, graphs, and maps to exaggerate,…