The Big 12 and the economy of the realignment A look at the factors and interests at stake in the impending breakup of the Big 12 college conference.
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World $9.08 A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go ?roundNiall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What?s more, Ferguson reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, arguing that the evolu…

The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy $7.48 “A deeply though-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness.”–Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine Opening with Oscar Wilde’s observation that “nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing,” Patel shows how our faith in prices as a way of valuing the world is misplaced. He reveals the hidden ecological and social…

The Penguin and the Leviathan: How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest $11.81 What do Wikipedia, Zip Car’s business model, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and a small group of lobster fishermen have in common? They all show the power and promise of human cooperation in transforming our businesses, our government, and our society at large. Because today, when the costs of collaborating are lower than ever before, there are no limits to what we can achieve by work…