Nathan D. Grawe, "The Agile College: How Institutions Successfully Navigate Demographic Changes" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2021)
In his highly influential book, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education, Carleton College Professor of Economics, Nathan Grawe, alerted college and university leaders to the challenges they w...
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Amanda Ciafone, "Counter-Cola: A Multinational History of the Global Corporation" (U California Press, 2019)
Today I talked to Amanda Ciafone's (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) about her book Counter-Cola: A Multinational History of the Global Corporation (University of California Press, 2019). Cou...
20 Touko 202146min
Rob Kitchin, "Data Lives: How Data Are Made and Shape Our World" (Policy Press, 2021)
The word ‘data’ has entered everyday conversation, but do we really understand what it means? How can we begin to grasp the scope and scale of our new data-rich world, and can we truly comprehend what...
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Scott Sonenshein, "Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined" (HarperCollins, 2017)
We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal ...
19 Touko 202146min
Bobby C. Lee, "The Promise of Bitcoin: The Future of Money and How It Can Work for You" (McGraw-Hill Education, 2021)
I spoke with Bobby Lee about his book 'The promise of Bitcoin: The Future of Money and How It Can Work for You' (McGraw-Hill, 2021). Bobby Lee is a very interesting character, among the leading figure...
18 Touko 202139min
Mary Pilon, "The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game" (Bloomsbury, 2015)
The inside story of the world's most famous board game-a buried piece of American history with an epic scandal that continues today. The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World'...
17 Touko 202153min
Farabi Fakih, "Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia's Early Independence Period" (Brill, 2020)
There has been a resurgent global interest in the origins and formation of authoritarian regimes as many states around the world drift away from liberal democracy. Indonesia’s experiences with such an...
14 Touko 202150min
John Wong, "Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System" (Cambridge UP, 2016)
In Global Trade in the Nineteenth Century: The House of Houqua and the Canton System (Cambridge University Press, 2016), John D. Wong examines the Canton trade networks that helped to shape the modern...
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