Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to...

Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It s the art of anticipating your opponent s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is...

In The Second Machine Age, Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson predicted some of the far-reaching effects of digital technologies on our lives and businesses. Now they've written a guide to help readers make the most of our collective future. Machine...

Today they are industry leaders. What's the secret to their success? These cutting-edge businesses are built on platforms: two-sided markets that are revolutionizing the way we do business. Written by three of the most sought-after experts on...

In today's data-driven world, professionals need to know how to express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and eloquently. Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or is the focus of on-the-job training. Now, for the first...

The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation’s wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that “their fate is bound up...

No one writes with more narrative panache about money and finance than Mr. Lewis, the author of Liar's Poker, that now classic portrait of 1980s Wall Street. His entertaining new book does not attempt a macro view of the financial crisis, but instead...

Every day, we face the same questions: How do I make the right decision? How can I work more efficiently? And, on a more personal level, what do I want?This updated edition of the international bestseller distills into a single volume the fifty best...

Uber. Airbnb. Amazon. Apple. PayPal. All of these companies disrupted their markets when they launched. Today they are industry leaders. What s the secret to their success?These cutting-edge businesses are built on platforms: two-sided markets that...

Uses game theory to create a set of basic strategic principles for sports, politics, business, and personal life

Final Test

Child's Talk

An updated edition of the award-winning analysis of the role of race in the classroom features a new author introduction and framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne, in an account that shares ideas about how teachers can function as...

The Discipline of Hope

The Post-american World: Release 2.0

Stupidity And Tears

The Skin That We Speak

Final Test

Faster, Higher, Farther chronicles a corporate scandal that rivals those at Enron and Lehman Brothers--one that will cost Volkswagen more than $22 billion in fines and settlements. Through meticulous reporting, New York Times correspondent Jack Ewing...

Offers advice for counseling children on the practical matters of living away from home and the psychological challenges of adult responsibility

High school students share their views on what teachers can do to motivate students to learn.

A call to action against troubled public education systems cites practices that victimize students and teachers, assessing current methods that enforce 'sink-or-swim' mentalities, force teachers to work against their consciences, and compromise...

Coca-Cola’s success in building a global empire drew on more than a secret formula and brilliant advertising. The secret to Coke’s success was its strategy to offload production costs and risks on to suppliers and franchisees. Outsourcing and a trim...

Teaching For Social Justice

Rhythm Reading

The Story of the World

Bauer (American literature, College of William and Mary) offers advice on strategies and skills of reading for adults wishing to give themselves a classical liberal arts education. Introductory chapters discuss the act of reading itself, describing...

In 2010, the 2008 global financial crisis morphed into the 'eurocrisis.' It has not abated. The 19 countries of Europe that share the euro currency--the eurozone--have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have been in...

The Story of the World

The author of the best-selling Living the Good Life documents his work as a high-profile advocate for education reform at the start of the Progressive era, an effort during which he traveled the country to evaluate schools that had abandoned...

Discusses the reversal of desegration in public schools

The Story of the World Activity Book Three

Who in the World Was the Acrobatic Empress?