Planet money : a guide to the economic forces that shape your life / Alex Mayyasi and the hosts of NPR's Planet Money.
"Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world's leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist. For their first-ever book, longtime contributor Alex Mayyasi and the hosts of NPR's Planet Money present brand new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting that reveal ways AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets, and show how pro sports' "dumbest" contract holds the secret to building wealth. Taking readers on adventures to a smartphone factory in Patagonia, a raisin cartel in California, and an Indigenous reserve in Canada that might just have a solution for the housing crisis, Planet Money shows how economics shapes our world, and how we can harness key principles to make our own lives a little richer." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324078777
- ISBN: 1324078774
- Physical Description: xi, 323 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction by Alex Goldmark -- Part One: Meet the economy -- Chapter 1. The pickle problem: Discovering the elegant power of prices -- Chapter 2. Why Delaware?: How a tiny state became the referee of global business -- A world tour of spectacular public goods -- Chapter 3. The raisin outlaw: Escaping the commodity trap -- Chapter 4. The phone at the end of the world: The promise and peril of free trade -- Chapter 5. How we all get richer, forever: The historic anomaly of being alive after 1700 -- Part Two: Work & career -- Chapter 6. How Desi invented TV: Owning a piece of primetime -- Chapter 7. The zoom boom vs. happy hour: Should my company let me work from home? -- Chapter 8. A tale of two gig workers: The pros and cons of being your own boss -- The laws of the office -- Chapter 9. The hopeful tale of the ATM and the bank teller: Lessons from the life cycle of automation -- Part Three: Love & family -- Chapter 10. The labor of finding love: Every market has a designer -- Chapter 11. The opportunity atlas: The American dream exists, it's just not evenly distributed -- Chapter 12. The rent Is too damn high: The Squamish Nation's impossibly simple solution to the housing crisis -- Relationship advice from economists -- Chapter 13. The global conspiracy to make childcare more expensive: Why goods get cheaper and services don't -- Part Four: Saving & investing -- Chapter 14. Bobby Bonilla Day: The "worst contract in sports history" is a blueprint for retirement planning -- Chapter 15. How we all fell for a confidence trick: banking in America, in three acts -- A love letter to insurance -- Chapter 16. Weighing a cow and picking stocks: Why it's so hard to beat the market -- Chapter 17. The biggest bet of your life: How index funds took over -- Chapter 18. Why is my money worth less every year?: A brief history of the battle against inflation -- Part Five: Leisure -- Chapter 19. Why weekends are like subways and Uber: A lesson in the power of networks -- How an oil shock turned Norway into a tourism destination -- Chapter 20. What's the deal with credit card points?: There's no such thing as a free lunch -- Chapter 21. Advanced fairness at the Marathon: Strategies for allocating scarce resources.
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- 20 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
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- 2 current holds with 48 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 306.3 May (Text) | 30308101380062 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
