Until the End of Time, by Brian Greene From the publisher: “From the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity’s search for purpose. “Until the End of Time is Brian Greene’s breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos […]
The Free Speech Century, edited by Lee C. Bollinger and Jeffrey R. Stone From the publisher: “The Supreme Court’s 1919 decision in Schenck vs. the United States is one of the most important free speech cases in American history. Written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, it […]
A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind Reviews from The New York Times and The Atlantic. From the publisher: “From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it. “From mechanical looms […]
Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made by Jim Newton From the publisher: “One of the most acclaimed and best political biographies of its time, Justice for All is a monumental work dedicated to a complicated and principled figure that will become a seminal work of twentieth-century […]
Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo From the publisher: “The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. “Figuring out how to deal […]
The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, and Civilization by Martin Puchner From the publisher: “The story of literature in sixteen acts—from Homer to Harry Potter, including The Tale of Genji, Don Quixote, The Communist Manifesto, and how they shaped world […]
John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics by Richard Parker From the publisher: “John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was one of America’s most famous economists for good reason. From his acerbic analysis of America’s “private wealth and public squalor” to his denunciation of the […]
American Burke: The Uncommon Liberalism of Daniel Patrick Moynihan by Greg Weiner From Amazon summary: “Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) may be best known as a statesman. He served in the administrations of presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; was ambassador to India and the United […]
Oliver Wendell Holms: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas by Stephen Budiansky From the publisher: “The extraordinary story of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most influential justice. “Oliver Wendell Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls […]
The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind by Raghuram Rajan From the publisher: “Raghuram Rajan, distinguished University of Chicago professor, former IMF chief economist, head of India’s central bank, and author of the 2010 FT-Goldman-Sachs Book of the Year Fault […]