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Book Review: The Machinery of Life by David Goodsell
The Machinery of Life is a simply written and intelligently illustrated gem about the inner workings of living cells. It is an excellent introduction to the subject of molecular biology as well as a valuable reference book. David Goodsell masterfully … Continue reading
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Book review: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Politicians and voters have split into two, irreconcilable camps. Each camp is certain that its view of reality is right, logical and productive and that the other group is wrong, irrational and dangerous. These opposing dogmatic views inhibit cooperation for the common good at a … Continue reading
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Book Review: Grant and Sherman by Charles B. Flood
This is not your usual Civil War book, which makes it well worth reading, particularly by anyone interested in our current political and economic crises. Standard books cover the early successes of Robert E. Lee against McClellan and a host … Continue reading
Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation, book review
This book is another of my top five in business and economics. Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation, by James Utterback professor of management and engineering at MIT, is about the crucial role of innovation in the life cycles of industries; … Continue reading
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Book Review: “Free Trade Doesn’t Work”
Are you concerned about economics or global trade? If so, buy, read, study and refer to “Free Trade Doesn’t Work: what should replace it and why” by Ian Fletcher. It ranks in my top five books on economics. It’s that … Continue reading
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The World That Trade Created: society, culture and the world economy 1400 to the present (Book Review)
The title is the least interesting thing about this book by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik, professors of History at UC Irvine and two people who know how to tell fascinating stories. It is a wonderful collection of historical vignettes … Continue reading
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