Top 20 Best-Selling Business & Economics Titles | Academic Best Sellers

Eric Klinenberg's love song to public libraries (and other community-building public spaces), a history of American capitalism penned by the former chair of the Federal Reserve, and a critically acclaimed deep dive into universal basic income make the list of top 20 best-selling titles on business and economics.

Eric Klinenberg's love song to public libraries (and other community-building public spaces), a history of American capitalism penned by the former chair of the Federal Reserve, and a critically acclaimed deep dive into universal basic income make the list of top 20 best-selling titles on business and economics, as compiled by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.

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1. Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed The World
Tooze, J. Adam
Viking. 2018. ISBN 9780670024933. $35.

2. Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Klinenberg, Eric
Crown. 2018. ISBN 9781524761165. $28.

3. Capitalism in America: A History
Greenspan, Alan
Penguin Books. 2018. ISBN 9780735222441. $35.

4. Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War
Steil, Benn
Oxford University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780198757917. $35.85.

5. Ai Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Lee, Kai-Fu
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2018. ISBN 9781328546395. $28.

6. Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work
Rosenblat, Alex
University Of California Press. 2018. ISBN 9780520298576. $26.95.

7. Adam Smith: Father of Economics
Norman, Jesse
Basic Books. 2018. ISBN 9780465061976. $32.

8. Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
Collier, Paul
Harper Collins. 2018. ISBN 9780062748652. $29.99.

9. Can American Capitalism Survive?: Why Greed Is Not Good, Opportunity Is Not Equal, and Fairness Won't Make Us Poor
Pearlstein, Steven
St. Martin's Press. 2018. ISBN 9781250185983. $27.99.

10. Internet Trap: How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy
Hindman, Matthew
Princeton University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780691159263. $29.95.

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11. Playful Entrepreneur: How To Adapt and Thrive in Uncertain Times
Dodgson, Mark
Yale University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780300233926. $30.

12. Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World.
Lowrey, Annie
Crown. 2018. ISBN 9781524758769. $26.

13. Hard Times: Economic Depressions in America
Striner, Richard
Rowman & Littlefield. 2018. ISBN 9781442253230. $36.

14. Forgotten Americans: An Economic Agenda for a Divided Nation
Sawhill, Isabel
Yale University Press. 2019. ISBN 9780300230369. $28.

15. Globalization and Inequality
Helpman, Elhanan
Harvard University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780674984608. $26.95.

16. This Is Marketing
Godin, Seth
Portfolio Penguin. 2018. ISBN 9780525540830. $24.

17. Crisis of Beliefs: Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility
Gennaioli, Nicola
Princeton University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780691182506. $29.95.

18. Cash-Free Society: Whether We Like It or Not
Olsen, Kai A.
Rowman & Littlefield. 2018. ISBN 9781442227422. $30.

19. Fed and Lehman Brothers: Setting the Record Straight on a Financial Disaster
Ball, Laurence M.
Cambridge University Press. 2018. ISBN 9781108420969. $22.95.

20. Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good
Mayer, Colin
Oxford University Press. 2019. ISBN 9780198824008. $24.95.

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