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1.		The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein Manufacturer: Metropolitan Books	List Price: $28.00 Our Price: $15.99 You Save: $ 12.01 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Eye opening Content: I would describe myself as reasonably well informed, economically literate, a Wall Street investor and Democrat. I found this book eye-opening, although I believe Klein is pushing a point of view which is frequently incorrect; e.g. privatization is not ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $7.93 You Save: $ 7.02 (47%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Fun for everyone... Content: This is a fascinating book about the collapse of one of the largest and most sophisticated hedge funds of all time. The book gives great insight to the hedge fund world, as run by Nobel prize winners and other mathematical geniuses, without being technical. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA	List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $8.99 You Save: $ 6.96 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Thought Provoking Content: I really enjoyed this book. Paul Collier has taken what is a very complex issue and presented it in a concise view of the situation of the "Bottom Billion" which many of us do not really understand. Collier and his colleagues have done an enormous amount ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)	List Price: $17.00 Our Price: $8.47 You Save: $ 8.53 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: From a professonal reader Content: I read. A lot. That said, only half this book is worth the time and energy it took me to read it. The middle half, to be specific. The first few chapters are dedicated to Sachs detailing to us that, no, he's not an idiot writing about something he's had no ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials) by Clayton M. Christensen Manufacturer: Collins Business	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $6.00 You Save: $ 11.95 (67%) Prices subject to change
Summary: every product manager must read this Content: OK, I admit, some of it can be a bit boring, especially the first couple of chapters. But the premise and his argument are great. A product manager who has not read this book is not a product manager at all! ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet by Jeffrey D. Sachs Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)	List Price: $17.00 Our Price: $11.56 You Save: $ 5.44 (32%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Insightful, frightening and promising Content: Famed economist Jeffrey Sachs manages to deliver pessimistic news in an optimistic way. Yes, the Earth faces dire threats from global warming, poverty, war, deforestation and mass extinctions. Yet Sachs asserts that these severe problems are manageable. Fixing ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition by Milton Friedman Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $10.99 You Save: $ 4.01 (27%) Prices subject to change
Summary: This man is a piece of garbage. Content: I literally almost vomitted reading this book for class. This father of Neoliberalism, the murderer Pinochet's pal, has caused immense suffering and destruction in the world with his proven-to-fail free market capitalism. Thank goodness he's dead. Lets pray ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Vintage) by Robert B. Reich Manufacturer: Vintage	List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $9.37 You Save: $ 6.58 (41%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Supercapitalism Content: The author describes the growing disconnect between capitalism and the communities served by our economic system. Initially, he discusses the 1873-1897 Long Depression which economists still debate today. Workers migrated from farms to factories. Between 1945-1975, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks	List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $8.04 You Save: $ 5.96 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Naive and question-begging Content: I'll grant that we're rendering the planet unfit for human habitation, and not just rhetorically, but because I agree with McKibben. But his solution to the dilemma -- localized economies, and less consumption -- beg a few questions. His solutions might be ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus Manufacturer: PublicAffairs	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $4.61 You Save: $ 10.39 (69%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A book about poverty and Triumph Content: This books shows us that the lack of access to credit for the poorest of the poor is possibly as bad as lack of food. Without some access to credit they have absolutely no chance to ever get out of the revolving situation that will absorb then and their children. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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