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  • I Spend Therefore I Am

    How We All Became Economic

    by Philip Roscoe ...
    A powerful exploration of how economic thinking has infiltrated every aspect of modern life, even our understanding of who we are and what it means to be a person.Economics is the academic success story of the 20th century, a potent force not just in markets and government, but in our everyday lives. It affects our decisions as consumers, of course, but also our education, our health, our social ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $9.99 CAD

  • What Are Markets For?

    by Philip Roscoe ...
    Series series What Is It For?
    A new perspective on the role of the market, and its future place in society.Markets are apparently straightforward: they connect buyers to sellers. But their operation is complex, depending on places, things, networks and performances. Belief in markets is a cultural and political ideology. They are a means of governance in modern society, linked to individualistic self-responsibility.But markets ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Market Studies

    Mapping, Theorizing and Impacting Market Action

    Edited by Susi Geiger, Katy Mason, Neil Pollock, Philip Roscoe, Annmarie Ryan, Stefan Schwarzkopf, Pascale Trompette ...
    Market studies is a newly emerging field dedicated to understanding the origins, core concepts, theories and methods currently being used and developed to examine markets in the making. Providing a unique overview that introduces, positions and develops this highly fertile area of research, Market Studies is the first book to consolidate its themes, tools and methods in a single, comprehensive ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • How to Build a Stock Exchange

    The Past, Present and Future of Finance

    by Philip Roscoe ...
    Why is finance so important? How do stock markets work and what do they really do? Most importantly, what might finance be and what could we expect from it?Exploring contemporary finance via the development of stock exchanges, markets and the links with states, Roscoe mingles historical and technical detail with humorous anecdotes and lively portraits of market participants.Deftly combining ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Creating Economy

    Enterprise, Intellectual Property, and the Valuation of Goods

    by Barbara Townley, Philip Roscoe, Nicola Searle ...
    Creativity is at the vanguard of contemporary capitalism, valorised as a form of capital in its own right. It is the centrepiece of the vaunted 'creative economy', the creative industries, and is increasingly a focus of public policy. But what is economic about creativity? How can creative labour become the basis for a distinctive global industry? And how has the solitary artist, a figment of the ... Read more

    $92.99 CAD

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  • Brazil's Dance with the Devil

    The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy

    by Dave Zirin ...
    One of the Boston Globe's Best Sports Books of the Year: "Incisive, heartbreaking, important and even funny" (Jeremy Schaap, New York Times–bestselling author of Cinderella Man).The people of Brazil celebrated when it was announced that they were hosting the World Cup—the world's most-viewed athletic tournament—in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympics. But as the events were approaching, ordinary ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Million Dollar Arm

    Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game

    by J. B. Bernstein ...
    From the farmlands of India to the fields of major league baseball, this fascinating memoir tells the story of a man who forever changed the lives of two talented young men through a pitching contest in India. The official tie-in book to Disney’s major motion picture, starring Jon Hamm.A TRUE STORY OF FINDING THE AMERICAN DREAM . . . ABROADIndia is a country with more than one billion people, a ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Dogfight

    How Apple And Google Went To War And Started A Revolution

    by Fred Vogelstein ...
    This is the story of how Apple and Google have reshaped our world and redefined the meaning of content and how it is distributed.It begins with the iPhone, which has transformed the concept of what a smart phone can be. Now everyone wants one, or else a smart phone like it. Apple and Google are fighting to find a way to control the software that runs these phones so they can manage the content ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Story of the Human Body

    Evolution, Health, and Disease

    by Daniel E. Lieberman ...
    In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. Lieberman—chair of the department of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a leader in the field—gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years, even as it shows how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and advancements in the modern world is ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • The Stuff of Thought

    Language as a Window into Human Nature

    by Steven Pinker ...
    **This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now."Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."--The New York Times Book Review**Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to ... Read more

    Was $16.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

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  • The Improbability Principle

    Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

    by David J. Hand ...
    "Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." —Jennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book ReviewA Success Magazine Best Book of the YearIn The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anythi... ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Me, Myself, and Why

    Searching for the Science of Self

    by Jennifer Ouellette ...
    As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. In Me, Myself, and Why, Jennifer Ouellette dives into the miniscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart. She draws on cutting-edge research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology-enlivened as always with her signature sense of humor-to explore the mysteries of human identity and behavior. ... Read more

    Was $12.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

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