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How Economics Explains the World

A Short History of Humanity

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“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How ... Read more

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“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How
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The Shortest History of Innovation

From the Wheel to Gene Editing, AI, and Beyond - How New Ideas Shape Our World

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From the bestselling author of How Economics Shape Our World, a brisk history of how innovation is cultivated and its influence on everything from art to AIScientists, economists, and historians are always looking into the past in order make informed decisions about how to improve our future. Though our modern-day innovations are often mind-boggling (gene editing and fabricated ecosystems come to ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of How Economics Shape Our World, a brisk history of how innovation is cultivated and its influence on everything from art to AIScientists, economists, and historians are always looking into the past in order make informed decisions about how to improve our future. Though our modern-day innovations are often mind-boggling (gene editing and fabricated ecosystems come to
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The Complete Book of Soccer Trivia

Test Your Knowledge with 750 Questions

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Are you a real soccer fan? Prove it!Put your soccer knowledge to the test! With this book in hand, you'll be able to quiz yourself and your friends on the game's all-time great players and teams, as well as the coaches, fans, and important moments that helped make soccer the most popular sport in the world.750 questions—Discover hours of trivia fun with hundreds of questions about everything from ... Read more

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Are you a real soccer fan? Prove it!Put your soccer knowledge to the test! With this book in hand, you'll be able to quiz yourself and your friends on the game's all-time great players and teams, as well as the coaches, fans, and important moments that helped make soccer the most popular sport in the world.750 questions—Discover hours of trivia fun with hundreds of questions about everything from
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The Economics of Just About Everything

The hidden reasons for our curious choices and surprising successes

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Did you know that another 10 cm of height boosts your income by thousands of dollars per year? Or that a boy born in January is nearly twice as likely to play first grade rugby league as a boy born in December? Or that natural disasters attract more foreign aid if they happen on a slow news day? And that a perfectly clean desk can be as inefficient as a messy one?Drawing on examples and data from ... Read more

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Did you know that another 10 cm of height boosts your income by thousands of dollars per year? Or that a boy born in January is nearly twice as likely to play first grade rugby league as a boy born in December? Or that natural disasters attract more foreign aid if they happen on a slow news day? And that a perfectly clean desk can be as inefficient as a messy one?Drawing on examples and data from
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Reconnected

A Community Builder's Handbook

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We’re all in this together.Strong social connections make communities more resilient. But today Australians have fewer close friends and local connections than in the past, and more of us say we have no-one to turn to in tough times. How can we turn this trend around?In Reconnected, Andrew Leigh and Nick Terrell look at some of the most successful community organisations and initiatives – from ... Read more

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We’re all in this together.Strong social connections make communities more resilient. But today Australians have fewer close friends and local connections than in the past, and more of us say we have no-one to turn to in tough times. How can we turn this trend around?In Reconnected, Andrew Leigh and Nick Terrell look at some of the most successful community organisations and initiatives – from
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CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE WOMEN

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MAGINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH 20 DISTINGUISHED AND HIGH-ACHIEVING WOMEN. SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO INTERACT WITH EACH OF THESE PEOPLE AS THEY REVEAL THEIR BACKGROUNDS, THEIR LIFE STORIES AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ... Read more

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MAGINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH 20 DISTINGUISHED AND HIGH-ACHIEVING WOMEN. SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO INTERACT WITH EACH OF THESE PEOPLE AS THEY REVEAL THEIR BACKGROUNDS, THEIR LIFE STORIES AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
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Conversations with Marvellous Muses

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What do Virginia Woolf, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Maya Angelou, and Prince have in common? They were all inspired-and inspiring-muses whose stories continue to shape the creative world today.In Conversations with Marvellous Muses, Andrew Leigh takes readers on an imaginative and intellectually rich journey through history, reimagining vivid, heartfelt dialogues with 20 remarkable figures who ... Read more

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What do Virginia Woolf, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Maya Angelou, and Prince have in common? They were all inspired-and inspiring-muses whose stories continue to shape the creative world today.In Conversations with Marvellous Muses, Andrew Leigh takes readers on an imaginative and intellectually rich journey through history, reimagining vivid, heartfelt dialogues with 20 remarkable figures who
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Randomistas

How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World

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A fascinating account of how radical researchers have used experiments to overturn conventional wisdom and shaped life as we know itExperiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the practice. Randomized trials have been used to design policies to increase educational attainment, lower crime rates, elevate employment rates, and ... Read more

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A fascinating account of how radical researchers have used experiments to overturn conventional wisdom and shaped life as we know itExperiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the practice. Randomized trials have been used to design policies to increase educational attainment, lower crime rates, elevate employment rates, and
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What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Existential Risk and Extreme Politics

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Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism makes them worse.Did you know that you’re more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event—for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out-of-control artificial intelligence—have been estimated at 1 in 6. That’s fifteen times more likely than a ... Read more

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Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism makes them worse.Did you know that you’re more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event—for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out-of-control artificial intelligence—have been estimated at 1 in 6. That’s fifteen times more likely than a
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Battlers and Billionaires

The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia

by Andrew Leigh ...

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Unpacking inequality in Australia by renowned economist and MP Andrew LeighIs Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway?From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920s to the 1970s. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1820s. The housing and cost ... Read more

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Unpacking inequality in Australia by renowned economist and MP Andrew LeighIs Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway?From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920s to the 1970s. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1820s. The housing and cost
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The Luck of Politics

True Tales of Disaster and Outrageous Fortune

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A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortuneIn 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects: ‘I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.’ It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia’s longest-serving prime ministers.In The Luck of Politics, Andrew Leigh weaves together numbers and stories ... Read more

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A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortuneIn 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects: ‘I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.’ It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia’s longest-serving prime ministers.In The Luck of Politics, Andrew Leigh weaves together numbers and stories
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Disconnected

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A forensic examination of Australian life, this insightful book suggests that contemporary society has lost touch with its communities and its people. Written from an economist's perspective and based on organizational membership records and surveys, it presents the reasons why the social fabric has begun to fray and outlines the necessary steps to create a better civic and personal life. ... Read more

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A forensic examination of Australian life, this insightful book suggests that contemporary society has lost touch with its communities and its people. Written from an economist's perspective and based on organizational membership records and surveys, it presents the reasons why the social fabric has begun to fray and outlines the necessary steps to create a better civic and personal life.
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