A creative flight of fancy that should be fun for techies and just as amusing for readers who appreciate literary spoofs. The premise of this book is aptly stated in its title: What would happen if famous authors had to write various... Read More

This compilation of essays, interviews, speeches, and poems presents a united front against standardized testing in schools. One core issue in education—standardized testing—seems to be galvanizing educators to rise up in a common... Read More

A financial market analyst proposes a bold approach to fixing the world’s economy. Eric Majors has an ambitious goal: to offer “the framework of a new economy that can potentially end poverty, establish global economic stability and... Read More

Wallace’s enthusiasm for doing things unconventionally is infectious. It is not hard to figure out that Neill Wallace is an unconventional guy. He left a successful business career, he writes, because it “made me feel restrained and... Read More

Two boomers who have aged creatively share their advice in this well-written, inspiring book. Cheryl Vassiliadis and Joanna Romer have reinvented themselves in their later years, and they see no reason why other baby boomers shouldn’t... Read More

It is extremely fitting that social media mavens Ted Coiné and Mark Babbitt first met through Twitter. Their collaborative effort, "A World Gone Social", takes a far more expansive view of social media than many books, primarily because... Read More

In "Targeted", Mike Smith, a digital-media thought leader, offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at digital advertising which, he writes, “offers the ability to communicate with unprecedented specificity and finesse.” Smith... Read More

This visionary book presents a bold plan for eliminating banking. Under the pseudonym “Jonathan McMillan,” a macroeconomist and an investment banker have teamed up to craft a provocative proposal for restoring “a functional... Read More