Explore the ways that money makes the world go 'round in these Business and Economics selections. Ranging from wealth-building self-help advice to philosophical critiques of capitalism, the titles in this Collection explore the role of money and wealth in society and the systems that drive global economies.
Publication year 2009
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Relationships: Teams, Identity: Language
Tags Business / Economics, Self Help, Health / Medicine, Psychology, Science / Nature, Leadership/Organization/Management, Psychology
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Equality, Relationships: Teams, Self Discovery, Emotions/Behavior: Conflict, Identity: Language
Tags Business / Economics, Leadership/Organization/Management, Self Help, Psychology, Psychology
Publication year 2014
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Life/Time: The Future, Natural World: Climate, Society: Economics, Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos, Values/Ideas: Power & Greed, Values/Ideas: Safety & Danger, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Natural World: Environment
Tags Science-Fiction / Dystopian Fiction, Climate Change, Science / Nature, Business / Economics, History: World, Politics / Government
Publication year 1972
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Natural World: Environment, Society: Globalization, Society: Colonialism, Natural World: Flora/plants, Society: Economics, Identity: Indigenous
Tags History: World, Science / Nature, Anthropology, History: U.S., Anthropology, Business / Economics
Publication year 2023
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Globalization, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Life/Time: The Future, Society: Politics & Government, Society: Community
Tags Technology, Science / Nature, Business / Economics, Politics / Government, Technology, Sociology, Philosophy, Philosophy
Publication year 1990
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Economics, Society: Colonialism, Society: Community, Relationships: Teams, Society: Class, Society: Immigration, Society: Globalization, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Society: Education, Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos, Society: Nation, Life/Time: The Future, Society: War, Life/Time: The Past, Values/Ideas: Power & Greed, Values/Ideas: Equality, Society: Politics & Government, Values/Ideas: Win & Lose
Tags Business / Economics, Finance / Money / Wealth, Leadership/Organization/Management, Social Science, History: World, Politics / Government
The Competitive Advantage of Nations is a 1990 work of economics by American author Michael E. Porter, a Harvard Business School professor and expert in corporate competitive strategy whose influential works are frequently cited in business and economics. In this book, Porter dismantles traditional economic theories about how well a nation fares in global competition (factor costs and macro-economic policy) and proposes a model that focuses on active and malleable factors of business rather than... Read The Competitive Advantage Of Nations Summary
Publication year 2010
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Self Discovery
Tags Self Help, Business / Economics, Finance / Money / Wealth, Psychology, Philosophy, Leadership/Organization/Management, Psychology
Publication year 1845
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice
Tags Philosophy, Business / Economics, Sociology, History: World, Philosophy, Classic Fiction, Politics / Government
Considered one of the classics of social and political theory, Friedrich Engels’s The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) is a thought-provoking work based on the author’s personal observations of English society. As the first text of its kind to address the effects of capitalism on workers, it was widely read upon publication, even influencing the theories of Karl Marx, with whom Engels would later write The Communist Manifesto.Employed as a representative of... Read The Condition of the Working Class in England Summary
Publication year 2003
Genre Biography, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Community
Tags Crime / Legal, Business / Economics, Sociology, History: World, Psychology, Psychology, Politics / Government
Published in 2004, The Corporation, by legal scholar Joel Bakan, demonstrates that corporations often misbehave because it is in their nature to do so. The corporate legal mandate, to pursue profit on behalf of shareholders, impels corporations to take any action, including callous, antisocial, and even unlawful behaviors, so long as they generate a profit. Because corporations are created by governments, they are beholden to the state for their survival, yet they often manage to... Read The Corporation Summary
Publication year 2023
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Identity: Mental Health, Values/Ideas: Art, Values/Ideas: New Age, Identity: Language
Tags Arts / Culture, Music, Philosophy, Self Help, Psychology, Business / Economics, Philosophy, Psychology
Publication year 1994
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Economics, Society: Globalization, Society: Nation, Society: Politics & Government
Tags History: U.S., Business / Economics, History: World, Finance / Money / Wealth, Politics / Government
Publication year 2016
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos, Self Discovery, Society: Education
Tags Philosophy, Self Help, Psychology, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, History: World, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion / Spirituality
Publication year 2021
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Class, Society: Economics, Society: Community
Tags Anthropology, Science / Nature, History: World, Anthropology, Business / Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, Philosophy, Politics / Government
Publication year 2017
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Equality, Identity: Race, Society: Community, Society: Politics & Government
Tags Health / Medicine, Race / Racism, Politics / Government, Social Justice, Poverty, Business / Economics, Sociology
Publication year 2020
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Class, Society: Economics, Society: Education, Society: Globalization, Society: Nation, Society: Politics & Government, Values/Ideas: Equality
Tags Business / Economics, Politics / Government, Finance / Money / Wealth
Publication year 1988
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Values/Ideas: Art, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Society: Economics
Tags Business / Economics, Psychology, Science / Nature, Technology, Technology, Psychology, Arts / Culture
Publication year 2011
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Politics & Government, Values/Ideas: Power & Greed, Values/Ideas: Win & Lose
Tags Politics / Government, Philosophy, Psychology, Business / Economics, Sociology, History: World, Psychology, Philosophy
Publication year 1893
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Society: Economics, Society: Community, Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice
Tags Sociology, Philosophy, Business / Economics, Education, Education, Anthropology, Anthropology, Social Science, Philosophy, Classic Fiction, Politics / Government
The Division of Labor in Society by Émile Durkheim is a doctoral dissertation first published in 1893. It is most notable for using the scientific method to explain social phenomena, and it is widely considered one of the foundational works in modern sociology. Durkheim, along with other theorists such as Max Weber and Karl Marx, is considered a founder of the field. In The Division of Labor in Society, Durkheim explores how modern societies remain... Read The Division of Labor in Society Summary
Publication year 2022
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Relationships: Friendship, Relationships: Family, Emotions/Behavior: Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Love, Self Discovery, Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos
Tags Love / Sexuality, Modern Classic Fiction, Business / Economics, Drama / Tragedy, Romance, Fantasy, Humor
Publication year 2011
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Relationships: Family
Tags Business / Economics, Women's Studies (Nonfiction), Military / War, History: World, Biography
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe is the nonfiction debut of American journalist and author, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, first published in 2011. It chronicles the story of Kamila Sidiqi, a young woman living under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, who became a fashion entrepreneur at a time when the rights of women were strictly limited. Lemmon traveled to Afghanistan to study... Read The Dressmaker of Khair Khana Summary