Next: The Future Just Happened
Author: Michael Lewis
In Liar’s Poker the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how much the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest status revo….Read More
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The Westing Game
For twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite and is now being reissued with a brand-new jacket by Kevin Hawkes and an introduction… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature, English Fiction, For Children
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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, Global Financial Crisis (2008 2009), History
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Swan SongLike the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Literature, Juvenile Fiction, Musical Settings
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
The young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When we first… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, College Sports, Football Biographies, Football Players, Success Self-Help
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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Panic
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