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Reality is Broken
Jan 20, 2011
Title: Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
Author: Jane McGonigal
Publisher: The Penguin Press HC
Ty...
EXCERPT: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
Jan 20, 2011
The following excerpt is from "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt." Listen to an interview with Patton and learn more about the...
The Net Delusion
Jan 20, 2011
Title: The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
Author: Evgeny Morozov
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Type: Non-Fiction
Released: Janua...
Outrageous Fortunes
Jan 19, 2011
Title: Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy
Author: Daniel Altman
Publisher: Times Books
Typ...
EXCERPT: Outrageous Fortunes
Jan 19, 2011
The following excerpt is from "Outrageous Fortunes" by Daniel Altman. Listen to the Marketplace interview and learn more about the book....
Excerpt: The Startup Game
by
Chau Tu
Jan 18, 2011
The following excerpt is from The Startup Game by William H. Draper III. Learn more about the book and listen to our interview with Bill Draper....
The Startup Game
by
Chau Tu
Jan 18, 2011
Title: The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership Between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs
Author: William H. Draper III
Publisher: Palgrave...
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Excerpt: "Punching Out"
Jan 18, 2011
Paul Clemens' Punching Out follows one year in the closing of a Detroit auto plant.
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How the military-industrial complex lives on today
Jan 17, 2011
Fifty years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his final speech as president warning of the military's growing influence. Reuters.com editor James Ledbetter wrote a book about what Eisenhower's meant in his speech and talks with Bob Moon about the military-industrial complex.
Excerpt: Unwarranted Influence
Jan 17, 2011
The following excerpt is from Unwarranted Influence by James Ledbetter. Listen to the Marketplace interview and learn more about the book....