by Laura | Feb 17, 2011
In Nudge, Richard Thaler, a behavioral economics professor, and Cass Sunstein, a prominent legal scholar, make a case for what they call “libertarian paternalism”—a term they concede is off-putting. But it captures the delicate line they walk in a...
by Laura | Feb 15, 2011
As someone who knows first hand that there are dozens of books out there on this topic, I can say this one deserves a close look. Drawing on the latest research in social psychology—and on three years of “undercover” work at used car lots, fundraising...
by Laura | Feb 14, 2011
At first glance I thought this book looked like one of hundreds of books out there promising to guide you to greater happiness and fulfillment. Early on Daniel Gilbert makes it clear that if you’re looking for that kind of a book you’ll have to move to the...
by Laura | Feb 14, 2011
A landmark textbook in U.S. women’s history, Though Women’s Eyes breathes life and vitality into American History through its unique and ambitious use of primary sources. Rather than set these documents off as supplemental material, Ellen Carol DuBois and...
by Laura | Feb 14, 2011
Gail Collins—a trailblazer herself as the first female editor of the New York Times editorial page—presents a sprawling and lively picture of women and their struggle for equality that begins in the Victorian Era and continues on through the 70s. Often neglected areas...
