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Business Book of the Year 2018

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The following titles are selected from the longlist of the Financial Times and McKinsey's annual award for the best business book of the year.

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Greenwich Library

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Capitalism in America

Capitalism in America

A History

by Greenspan, Alan

Book - 2018

From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwor...Show more From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen. Show less

From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwor...Show more From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen. Show less

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Crashed

Crashed

How A Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World

by Tooze, J. Adam

Book - 2018

An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems. An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems. Show less

An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems. An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems. Show less

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The Bank That Lived A Little

The Bank That Lived A Little

Barclays in the Age of the Very Free Market

by Augar, Philip

Book - 2018

The book describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions. In a tale of feuds, grandiose dreams and a stru...Show more The book describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions. In a tale of feuds, grandiose dreams and a struggle for supremacy between rival strategies and their adherents, Philip Augar gives a riveting account of Barclays' journey from an old Quaker bank to a full-throttle capitalist machine. Show less

The book describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions. In a tale of feuds, grandiose dreams and a stru...Show more The book describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions. In a tale of feuds, grandiose dreams and a struggle for supremacy between rival strategies and their adherents, Philip Augar gives a riveting account of Barclays' journey from an old Quaker bank to a full-throttle capitalist machine. Show less

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Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods

The Inside Story of Sir Philip Green, the Collapse of BHS and the Death of the High Street

by Shah, Oliver

Book - 2018

This real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written and filled with colourful characters. This real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written and filled with colourful characters. Show less

This real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written and filled with colourful characters. This real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written and filled with colourful characters. Show less

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Bad Blood

Bad Blood

Secrets and Lies in A Silicon Valley Startup

by Carreyrou, John

Book - 2018

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the...Show more The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face of pressure and threats from the CEO and her lawyers. Show less

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the...Show more The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face of pressure and threats from the CEO and her lawyers. Show less

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Billion Dollar Whale

Billion Dollar Whale

The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

by Wright, Tom

Book - 2018

The definitive inside account of the 1MDB scandal, "a true life thriller" (Ben Mezrich) about a "modern Gatsby" who managed to swindle...Show more The definitive inside account of the 1MDB scandal, "a true life thriller" (Ben Mezrich) about a "modern Gatsby" who managed to swindle over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs and others--a "must read" (Booklist) "epic tale" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) that exposes the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics from two award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters. Show less

The definitive inside account of the 1MDB scandal, "a true life thriller" (Ben Mezrich) about a "modern Gatsby" who managed to swindle...Show more The definitive inside account of the 1MDB scandal, "a true life thriller" (Ben Mezrich) about a "modern Gatsby" who managed to swindle over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs and others--a "must read" (Booklist) "epic tale" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) that exposes the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics from two award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters. Show less

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Factfulness

Factfulness

Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Rosling, Hans

Book - 2018

In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, off...Show more In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective--from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Show less

In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, off...Show more In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective--from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Show less

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The Value of Everything

The Value of Everything

Making and Taking in the Global Economy

by Mazzucato, Mariana

Book - 2018

The author of the controversial work The Entrepreneurial State argues that American companies have far too long been valued according to the amount of wea...Show more The author of the controversial work The Entrepreneurial State argues that American companies have far too long been valued according to the amount of wealth they capture for themselves rather than for the value they create for the economy. 30,000 first printing. Show less

The author of the controversial work The Entrepreneurial State argues that American companies have far too long been valued according to the amount of wea...Show more The author of the controversial work The Entrepreneurial State argues that American companies have far too long been valued according to the amount of wealth they capture for themselves rather than for the value they create for the economy. 30,000 first printing. Show less

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Give People Money

Give People Money

How A Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World

by Lowrey, Annie

Book - 2018

In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey examines the UBI movement from many angles. Lowrey explores the potential of such a ...Show more In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey examines the UBI movement from many angles. Lowrey explores the potential of such a sweeping policy and the challenges the movement faces, among them contradictory aims, uncomfortable costs, and, most powerfully, the entrenched belief that no one should get something for nothing. In the end, she shows how this arcane policy has the potential to solve some of our most intractable economic problems, while offering a new vision of citizenship and a firmer foundation for our society in this age of turbulence and marvels. Show less

In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey examines the UBI movement from many angles. Lowrey explores the potential of such a ...Show more In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey examines the UBI movement from many angles. Lowrey explores the potential of such a sweeping policy and the challenges the movement faces, among them contradictory aims, uncomfortable costs, and, most powerfully, the entrenched belief that no one should get something for nothing. In the end, she shows how this arcane policy has the potential to solve some of our most intractable economic problems, while offering a new vision of citizenship and a firmer foundation for our society in this age of turbulence and marvels. Show less

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New Power

New Power

How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You

by Heimans, Jeremy

Book - 2018

"New power" is power made by many; it is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. Th...Show more "New power" is power made by many; it is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. The challenge with new power is not to hoard it but to channel it. New power is what fuels the rise of participatory platforms like Facebook and YouTube, peer-based services like Uber and Airbnb, and rapid-fire social movements like #BlackLivesMatter. Show less

"New power" is power made by many; it is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. Th...Show more "New power" is power made by many; it is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. The challenge with new power is not to hoard it but to channel it. New power is what fuels the rise of participatory platforms like Facebook and YouTube, peer-based services like Uber and Airbnb, and rapid-fire social movements like #BlackLivesMatter. Show less

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The King of Content

The King of Content

Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire

by Hagey, Keach

Book - 2018

"Keach Hagey, media reporter for the Wall Street Journal, reveals the fascinating and shocking life story of Sumner Redstone, and his now-crumbling m...Show more "Keach Hagey, media reporter for the Wall Street Journal, reveals the fascinating and shocking life story of Sumner Redstone, and his now-crumbling media empire, from his early rise in Boston to the estate battle that has already begun"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"Keach Hagey, media reporter for the Wall Street Journal, reveals the fascinating and shocking life story of Sumner Redstone, and his now-crumbling m...Show more "Keach Hagey, media reporter for the Wall Street Journal, reveals the fascinating and shocking life story of Sumner Redstone, and his now-crumbling media empire, from his early rise in Boston to the estate battle that has already begun"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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Kicks

Kicks

The Great American Story of Sneakers

by Smith, Nicholas

Book - 2018

In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California ...Show more In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California skateboarders to New York rappers, the cause of gang violence and riots, the heart of a global economic controversy, the lynchpin in a quest to turn big sports into big business, and the muse of high fashion. Studded with larger-than-life mavericks and unexpected visionaries--from genius rubber inventor, Charles Goodyear, to road-warrior huckster Chuck Taylor, to the feuding brothers who founded Adidas and Puma, to the track coach who changed the sport by pouring rubber in his wife's waffle iron---Kicks introduces us to the sneaker's surprisingly influential, enduring, and evolving legacy. Show less

In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California ...Show more In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long twentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California skateboarders to New York rappers, the cause of gang violence and riots, the heart of a global economic controversy, the lynchpin in a quest to turn big sports into big business, and the muse of high fashion. Studded with larger-than-life mavericks and unexpected visionaries--from genius rubber inventor, Charles Goodyear, to road-warrior huckster Chuck Taylor, to the feuding brothers who founded Adidas and Puma, to the track coach who changed the sport by pouring rubber in his wife's waffle iron---Kicks introduces us to the sneaker's surprisingly influential, enduring, and evolving legacy. Show less

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AI Superpowers

AI Superpowers

China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

by Lee, Kai-Fu

Book - 2018

The United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI—reveals that Chi...Show more The United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI—reveals that China has caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid pace. As Sino-American competition in AI heats up, Lee envisions China and the US forming a powerful duopoly in AI. He outlines the upheaval of traditional jobs, how the suddenly unemployed will find new ways of making their lives meaningful, and how the Chinese and American governments will have to cope with the changing economic landscape. Show less

The United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI—reveals that Chi...Show more The United States has long been the leader in Artificial Intelligence. But Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI—reveals that China has caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid pace. As Sino-American competition in AI heats up, Lee envisions China and the US forming a powerful duopoly in AI. He outlines the upheaval of traditional jobs, how the suddenly unemployed will find new ways of making their lives meaningful, and how the Chinese and American governments will have to cope with the changing economic landscape. Show less

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Connecting the Dots

Connecting the Dots

Lessons for Leadership in A Startup World

by Chambers, John

Book - 2018

Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. Show less

Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. Show less

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Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Father of Economics

by Norman, Jesse

Book - 2018

In Adam Smith, political philosopher Jesse Norman dispels the myths and caricatures, and provides a far more complex portrait of the man. Offering a highl...Show more In Adam Smith, political philosopher Jesse Norman dispels the myths and caricatures, and provides a far more complex portrait of the man. Offering a highly engaging account of Smith's life and times, Norman explores his work as a whole and traces his influence over two centuries to the present day. Finally, he shows how a proper understanding of Smith can help us address the problems of modern capitalism. The Smith who emerges from this book is not only the greatest of all economists but a pioneering theorist of moral philosophy, culture, and society. Show less

In Adam Smith, political philosopher Jesse Norman dispels the myths and caricatures, and provides a far more complex portrait of the man. Offering a highl...Show more In Adam Smith, political philosopher Jesse Norman dispels the myths and caricatures, and provides a far more complex portrait of the man. Offering a highly engaging account of Smith's life and times, Norman explores his work as a whole and traces his influence over two centuries to the present day. Finally, he shows how a proper understanding of Smith can help us address the problems of modern capitalism. The Smith who emerges from this book is not only the greatest of all economists but a pioneering theorist of moral philosophy, culture, and society. Show less

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