Friday Bookshelf: Bob Dylan as a self-help guru
Friedman was interested in how Dylan built a career that spanned 50 years, especially in a field as fickle as popular music.
View ArticleThe perils and profit of `Private Empire:’ Friday Bookshelf
As you might expect from Coll, the book is thoroughly researched, and it spans the changes within Exxon from the Valdez spill to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
View Article`Thunder on the Mountain:’ Friday Bookshelf
The book is an expose of corporate greed that manifests itself in an unabashed disregard for safety and human life.
View ArticleRevealing personal finance’s dark side: Friday Bookshelf
What Olen calls for in Pound Foolish is a change in the way we talk -- and think -- about money. Only then can we adopt a more realistic approach to personal finance.
View ArticleThe unexpurgated Sheila Bair: Friday Bookshelf
The bailout wasn't just a failure of Wall Street or a failure of Washington, it was a failure of both. Bair provides an insider view that anyone who wants to understand what happened ought to read.
View Article`Grand Ambition’ a tale of disparity: Friday Bookshelf
Grand Ambition is a single story that illustrates the wealth disparity in America, and how the ripples from the financial crisis filtered through the economy at all levels of income.
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