Girl in Glass How My "Distressed Baby" Defied the Odds, Shamed a CEO, and Taught Me the Essence of Love, Heartbreak, and Miracles by Deanna Fei Hardcover, 314 pages A woman who gave birth to an extremely premature baby who fought for her life describes what it felt like to become the target of an attack by the CEO of AOL, who claimed her daughter's medical expenses caused a cut in employee benefits. After Fight For Life And Media Firestorm, 'Distressed Baby' Is Happy Toddler
Winning the Money Game Lessons Learned from the Financial Fouls of Pro Athletes by Adonal Foyle and J. J. Redick Paperback, 193 pages Drawing on his own experiences and interviews as well as the lives of other athletes and financial pros, a former NBA player and successful investor offers financial management advice for athletes to help them protect their wealth. How To Win The Money Game: A Former NBA Star Shares Financial Advice
Who Gets What - and Why The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design by Alvin E. Roth Hardcover, 260 pages Looks at the principles that govern different types of markets where money isn't the sole factor in determining how things are distributed. How An Economist Helped Patients Find The Right Kidney Donors
Rise of the Robots Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford Hardcover, 334 pages A artificial-intelligence entrepreneur offers a stark warning about what we must do to keep an automated economy from being a massively unjust one. Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
The Innovator's Dilemma The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen Paperback, 286 pages An analysis of the new business paradigm shows how firms that do "everything right" can nevertheless fail because of new technologies and disruptions in the market structure. From TED Talks To Taco Bell, Abuzz With Silicon Valley-Style 'Disruption'
Hammer Head The Making of a Carpenter by Nina Maclaughlin Hardcover, 224 pages Combining sage advice from Ovid and Mary Oliver with practical descriptions of tools and varieties of wood, the author, who quit her desk job to become a carpenter, shares the joys and frustrations of learning to make things by hand in an occupation that is 99 percent male. Thanks To Chance (And Craigslist), A Writer Becomes A Carpenter
The Battle of Versailles The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History by Robin Givhan Hardcover, 310 pages This first book by fashion critic Robin Givhan presents a vivid account of the 1973 runway event at Versailles that traces how then-emerging designers, including Oscar de la Renta and Anne Klein, helped establish America as a dominant force in international style. How A 1970s Fashion Faceoff Put American Designers In The Spotlight
Gods and Kings The Rise and Fall of Alexander Mcqueen and John Galliano by Dana Thomas Hardcover, 422 pages Gods and Kings analyzes the dramatic ends of two preeminent fashion designers to demonstrate how they were casualties of the war between art and commerce, chronicling their rise and achievements while sharing insights into how art has suffered at the hands of impossible economic demands. How The Luxury Fashion Industry Became All Business
River of Dark Dreams Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom by Walter Johnson Hardcover, 526 pages Looks at the history of the Mississippi River Valley in the nineteenth century and the economy that developed there, powered by steam engines and slave labor. How Black Lives Have Always Mattered: A Reading List
Red Notice A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder Hardcover, 396 pages Expelled from Russia after exposing corruption in Russian companies, an investment broker describes how his attorney was detained, tortured and beaten to death for testifying against Russian law enforcement officers who stole millions in taxes paid to the government. In 'Red Notice,' Success Draws Treachery, Tragedy In Putin's Russia
God's Bankers A History of Money and Power at the Vatican by Gerald Posner Hardcover, 732 pages Gerald Posner investigates the deep inner workings of the Vatican in his new book God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican. From Laundering To Profiteering, A Multitude Of Sins At The Vatican Bank
A Random Walk Down Wall Street The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton G. Malkiel Hardcover, 447 pages Newly revised and updated, this investment guide is filled with core insights and expert advice on stocks, bonds, money markets, real estate investment trusts, home ownership and more. Markets May Stumble Or Skyrocket, But This Economist Says Hold On Tight
The Professor and the President Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the Nixon White House by Stephen Hess Hardcover, 150 pages How Washington's Odd Couple Transformed Welfare