Books that I've listened to for my #AcademicRunPlaylist
AcademicRunPlaylist Public
Created by Ben Waber
Books that I've listened to for my #AcademicRunPlaylist
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The Doctor Who Wasn't There by Jeremy A. Greene
5 stars
The Doctor Who Wasn’t There traces the long arc of enthusiasm for—and skepticism of—electronic media in health and medicine. Over …
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India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
5 stars
Born in privation and civil war, divided by caste, class, language and religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united …
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Who Gets What - and Why by Alvin E. Roth
4 stars
A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities -- both mundane and life-changing …
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Money Changes Everything by William N. Goetzmann
4 stars
In the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes …
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Conceptualizing Capitalism by Geoffrey M. Hodgson
5 stars
A few centuries ago, capitalism set in motion an explosion of economic productivity. Markets and private property had existed for …
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Bankers and Empire by Peter James Hudson
3 stars
"From the end of the nineteenth century until the onset of the Great Depression, Wall Street embarked on a stunning, …
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Experience Machine by Andy Clark
4 stars
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worlds
For as long as …
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The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance by Brian Tayan, David F Larcker
4 stars
The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance examines the central issues of corporate governance today, including board effectiveness, compensation and …
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Capital In the 21st Century by Thomas Piketty, Stefan Lorenzer, Arthur Goldhammer, and 1 other
4 stars
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, …
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The Work of Empire by Justin F. Jackson
3 stars
In 1898, on the eve of the Spanish-American War, the US Army seemed minuscule and ill-equipped for global conflict. Yet …
