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Global fishiness
How can Wal-Mart sell Chilean salmon for $4.84 a pound? An excerpt from "The Wal-Mart Effect."
By Charles Fishman Jan 23, 2006
"Dude, did I steal your job?"
"Debugging Indian Computer Programmers" is a lighthearted, first-person look at a touchy subject.
By Andrew Leonard Jan 24, 2005
Insanely geeky
Andy Hertzfeld's collection of stories about the legendary creation of the Macintosh is full of details only an engineer could love -- and that's why it works.
By Andrew Leonard Jan 11, 2005
Oil, oil, toil and trouble
The future won't be defined by East vs. West or Christian vs. Muslim. As Michael Klare's new book, "Blood and Oil," shows, it's all about who has, and who wants, the black gold.
By Andrew Leonard Oct 4, 2004
The summit of Mount Stephenson
Neal Stephenson's sprawling, intricate "System of the World" caps a vast trilogy of historical and philosophical splendors.
By Andrew Leonard Sep 22, 2004
Lou Dobbs is angry and he's not going to take it anymore
In his new book about outsourcing, the television journalist tells us that he is shocked, SHOCKED, that corporations are treating American workers like crap.
By Andrew Leonard Sep 9, 2004
Oil, guns and money
What's really behind the recent redeployment of U.S. military forces? Making sure no one messes with American access to global energy resources. An excerpt from "Oil: Anatomy of an Industry."
By Matthew Yeomans Sep 2, 2004
What's that hissing sound?
Worried about oil running out? Don't look now, but natural gas is next on the endangered hydrocarbons list.
By Jeff Nachtigal Aug 10, 2004
The end of the world is here
Disasters spawned by global warming are no longer science fiction, Ross Gelbspan argues in "Boiling Point" -- they're already here.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Aug 5, 2004
"The Lost World of the Late Nineties"
How a book reviewer went from rags to Amazon riches to slightly better rags. An excerpt from "Amazonia."
By James Marcus Jun 14, 2004
The writer and the bookstore
James Marcus' exquisitely written tale of five turbulent years at Amazon is exactly what the dot-com retailer's roller-coaster tale deserves: A good book.
By Andrew Leonard Jun 14, 2004
Smart mobs beat dumb CEOs
James Surowiecki's new book, "The Wisdom of Crowds," argues that diverse groups predict the future better than solo prima donnas.
By Farhad Manjoo Jun 2, 2004
Terrorism, tweezers and terminal madness
Some thoughts about the absurdity of too much security. An excerpt from "Ask the Pilot: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel."
By Patrick Smith Jun 1, 2004
Ask the Pilot takes off
In honor of the publication of his first book, the pilot answers a few more questions ... from his editor.
By Andrew Leonard Jun 1, 2004
The gas guzzlers who just can't quit
American consumers won't change their SUV-driving ways until there's a major fuel shortage or a global warming catastrophe, according to the new book "The End of Oil." And by then it may be too late.
By Katharine Mieszkowski May 19, 2004
Decoding humanity, down to the last atom
Glyn Moody's "Digital Code of Life" tells the story of the bioinformatic revolution: The merging of computers and molecular biology.
By Andrew Leonard Mar 15, 2004
14th century video games
In Lev Grossman's "Codex," an investment banker manages the neat trick of simultaneously getting lost in medieval England and a 21st century computer game.
By Andrew Leonard Mar 4, 2004
In search of my own brain
In an excerpt from "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson details his attempt to catch his own mind in the act of thinking.
By Steven Johnson Feb 18, 2004
This really is your brain on drugs
In "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson looks under the cranial hood to find out what makes him -- and us -- tick.
By Andrew Leonard Feb 18, 2004
The revolution will be energized
In "Power to the People," journalist Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran makes a case for markets, not governments, leading us to a green, energy-abundant future.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Feb 13, 2004
When online advice columnists go bad
In an excerpt from Lynn Harris' new novel, "Miss Media," a specialist in relationships has a hard time following her own rules.
By Lynn Harris Feb 2, 2004
Drug money
ImClone's Sam Waksal hawked his cancer drug at the intersection of Big Pharma and Wall Street. A new book tallies the cost of his deceit.
By Andrew Leonard Jan 29, 2004
An economist for all seasons
Joseph Stiglitz's new book explains what went right, and wrong, with "The Roaring Nineties."
By Andrew Leonard Oct 16, 2003
A laptop in every knapsack
Computers can spark a learning revolution, says the author of a new study of technology and education. But how will we pay for it?
By Andrew Leonard Oct 1, 2003
Going for baroque
Neal Stephenson's new "Quicksilver" takes a fantastical, circuitous tour of the 17th century in search of the roots of science and the nature of the universe.
By Andrew Leonard Sep 24, 2003
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