Business & Economics

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 2018

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Fear, Values/Ideas: Power & Greed, Society: Politics & Government, Identity: Race, Identity: Gender, Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice

Tags Politics / Government, Leadership/Organization/Management, Self Help, Gender / Feminism, Social Justice, Business / Economics, Biography


Publication year 1988

Genre Reference/Text Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Globalization, Values/Ideas: New Age, Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos, Identity: Language

Tags Education, Education, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, Self Help


Publication year 2013

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Relationships: Family, Society: Economics

Tags Business / Economics

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (2013) is a nonfiction book written by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Drawing on both research and her own experiences, Sandberg describes how and why gender inequality continues to operate in the modern workforce, and offers advice for women seeking to balance a career and family. Ultimately, Sandberg argues that full equality will only come about when women "lean in," pushing past their own fears and misgivings to... Read Lean In Summary


Publication year 2013

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Relationships: Teams, Society: Community, Values/Ideas: Win & Lose

Tags Leadership/Organization/Management, Sports, Business / Economics, Psychology, Psychology, Self Help, Biography


Publication year 2005

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Natural World: Environment, Society: Globalization, Society: Economics, Natural World: Climate

Tags Business / Economics, Biography


Publication year 1989

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Economics, Relationships: Siblings

Tags Business / Economics, History: World, Finance / Money / Wealth, Politics / Government, Biography

Originally published in 1989, Liar’s Poker is a nonfiction book that details author Michael Lewis’s experiences as a Wall Street bonds salesman in the late 1980s. Liar’s Poker is a betting game played with single dollar bills. In the book, bond traders at Salomon Brothers, an investment bank, play a much bigger betting game involving hundreds of millions of dollars, but the skills they require—daring, quick thinking, and ruthless bluffing—are basically the same as in... Read Liar’s Poker Summary


Publication year 2017

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Values/Ideas: Science & Technology, Natural World: Space & The Universe, Values/Ideas: Good & Evil

Tags Philosophy, Business / Economics, Futurism, Science / Nature, Technology, Technology, Philosophy


Publication year 2020

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology

Tags Self Help, Psychology, Business / Economics, Education


Publication year 1992

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Politics & Government, Values/Ideas: Power & Greed, Relationships: Teams

Tags Military / War, History: U.S., Politics / Government, American Civil War, Education, Education, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, History: World, Biography, Self Help


Publication year 2006

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Values/Ideas: Win & Lose, Values/Ideas: Trust & Doubt, Values/Ideas: Fame, Society: Economics, Emotions/Behavior: Apathy, Identity: Language

Tags Psychology, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, Psychology, Self Help, Arts / Culture


Publication year 2014

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Education, Values/Ideas: Science & Technology

Tags Education, Psychology, Self Help, Science / Nature, Education, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, Psychology


Publication year 2017

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Values/Ideas: Win & Lose, Relationships: Teams, Identity: Masculinity

Tags Self Help, Inspirational, Psychology, Leadership/Organization/Management, Military / War, Business / Economics, Psychology, Biography

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe the World is a work of self-help psychology by Admiral William H. McRaven. The book is a continuation and expansion of a commencement speech McRaven delivered at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014, which went viral on the internet. Formerly a high-ranking officer of the US Navy and Commander of US Special Operations Command, McRaven relates his experiences in Navy SEAL training to... Read Make Your Bed Summary


Publication year 2012

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Education, Self Discovery, Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance

Tags Self Help, Psychology, Business / Economics, Philosophy, Leadership/Organization/Management, History: World, Psychology, Philosophy


Publication year 2017

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance, Relationships: Teams, Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos

Tags Business / Economics, Leadership/Organization/Management, Self Help


Publication year 2010

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Economics, Natural World: Environment

Tags Business / Economics, Science / Nature, Climate Change, History: World, Politics / Government

Written by historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (2010) is a nonfiction account of how a loose-knit group of scientists—Fred Seitz, Fred Singer, Bill Nierenberg, and Robert Jastrow—with similar political agendas worked to prevent government regulation by creating the appearance of scientific debate on several topics. These topics included smoking (both first- and secondhand hand... Read Merchants of Doubt Summary


Publication year 1941

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Values/Ideas: Loyalty & Betrayal, Society: Class, Relationships: Mothers, Relationships: Daughters & Sons, Identity: Mental Health, Relationships: Marriage, Identity: Gender

Tags Mystery / Crime Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Relationships, Parenting, Class, Business / Economics, Finance / Money / Wealth, Great Depression, American Literature, Love / Sexuality, Gender / Feminism, History: World, Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction


Publication year 2006

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Education, Self Discovery, Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance

Tags Self Help, Psychology, Education, Education, Leadership/Organization/Management, Business / Economics, Parenting, Psychology

In 2006, psychologist Carol S. Dweck, PhD, the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, released the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, as a layperson’s guide to her decades of academic research. Initially interested in areas of motivation, personality, and development, the author gravitated toward research in cognitive motivation theory. She eventually discovered that the concepts of “fixed” and “growth” mindsets explain what motivates some people to embrace challenges and... Read Mindset Summary


Publication year 2016

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Society: Economics, Society: Community, Society: Politics & Government

Tags Science / Nature, Business / Economics, Sociology, History: World, Psychology, Psychology, Self Help


Publication year 2003

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Relationships: Teams, Values/Ideas: Order & Chaos, Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance, Natural World: Appearance & Reality

Tags Business / Economics, Sports, Science / Nature, History: World, Biography

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a nonfiction book by Michael Lewis published in 2003 by W. W. Norton. Lewis holds a master’s degree in economics and made his writing debut with the acclaimed Liar’s Poker (1989), based on his experience working for the investment bank Salomon Brothers. This background prepared him for Moneyball, a book about how statistics is applied to baseball in a method known as sabermetrics. A movie adaptation... Read Moneyball Summary