Economics

From a brilliant longtime AI insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI from the beginning, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is driving the frenzy.

This book rivets with its portrayal of how Apple allowed itself to become dependent on China for a huge percentage of its manufacturing, making it vulnerable and unwittingly laying the groundwork for the Asian superpower to rival the US in technological expertise.

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes....

You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips.

Our Dollar, Your Problem argues that America’s currency might not have reached today’s lofty pinnacle without a certain amount of good luck.

This is the inside story of how America turned from a respected republic into a feared empire....

An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy—and what that means for America and the world.

In this exposé, former Wall Street insider Nomi Prins shows how the 2007-2008 financial crisis turbo-boosted the influence of central bankers and triggered a massive shift in the world order. Collusion will change the way we understand the new world of international finance....

The War Below reveals the explosive brawl among industry titans, conservationists, community groups, policymakers, and many others over whether the habitats of rare plants, sensitive ecosystems, Indigenous holy sites, and other places should be dug up for their riches.

A deeply researched investigation that reveals how the United States is like a spider at the heart of an international web of surveillance and control, which it weaves in the form of globe-spanning networks such as fiber optic cables and obscure payment systems....

From the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine comes a timely and compelling account of China in the wake of Chairman Mao....

It's the ultimate road trip....

World-renowned economist and professor at the London School of Economics Keyu Jin presents a myth-dispelling, comprehensive guide to the Chinese economy and its path to ascendancy....

In This Changes Everything Naomi Klein argues that climate change isn’t just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care....

As an economist and former banker, Mark Carney has spent his life in various financial roles, in both the public and private sector. Value(s) is a meditation on his experiences that examines the short-comings and challenges of the market in the past decade....

The finance sector of Western economies is too large and attracts too many of the smartest college graduates....

An illuminating tour through the manufacturing world and its seismic influence on our lives, from internationally renowned expert Tim Minshall.

Eighteen years after the genocide that made Rwanda international news, yet left it all but abandoned by the West, the country has achieved a miraculous turnaround....

Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed....

In this shocking, meticulously reported work of narrative nonfiction, an award-winning investigative journalist exposes “capitalism’s monster”—global kleptocracy—and reveals how it is corrupting the world around us....

The Power to Change shows how to use Stoic principles to create a successful life and provides a clear road map and directions to get there. It will guide you in designing a life that flows well and dealing with problems that arise in everyday living.

China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper dragon....

Global trade is of vital interest to citizens as well as policymakers, yet it is widely misunderstood....

In his engaging memoir Street Smarts, Rogers offers pithy commentary from a lifetime of adventure, from his early years....

Beeronomics covers world history through the lens of beer, exploring the common role that beer taxation has played throughout and providing context for recognizable brands....