Shelf Life

Jess Walter's new book of short stories "We Live in Water" chronicles those who are down on their luck.

Charles Wheelan's new book "Naked Statistics" has fun with the serious subject of stats.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff goes home in his latest book, "Detroit: An American Autopsy."

For the author of "Data: A Love Story," finding her perfect match was as easy as...creating the right matrix.

Alan Blinder, an economist and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, discusses why he thinks the government doesn't get enough credit for saving the U.S. economy from a much worse fate.

A robust global economy spreads wealth -- and pandemics like the flu, SARS, even the plague.

According to urban planner Jeff Speck, designing cities for cars makes cities "crappy," but making a city walkable is no easy task.

Tips for your next hotel stay from a long-time hotelier.

It's been just over a year since Michael Woodford lost his job as the CEO of Olympus after challenging the board with tough questions. Woodford explains what he learned about business culture and personal risk from becoming a whistleblower.

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history, so what does he know about the economy that few others do? Buffet discusses the biggest investment mistake he's ever made, his economic concerns in the year ahead, and how to get the U.S. growing again.