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 1988
Genre Graphic Memoir , Nonfiction
Themes Society: Politics & Government, Society: Economics
Tags Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Journalism, Business / Economics, History: World, Psychology, Philosophy, Politics / Government
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