Updates

  1. Person pages list letters, writing, profiles and links as sortable tables with filters, and show each person's companies as links; Fund letters show each letter's description in its own column.
  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
  5. Person pages list every essay and newsletter issue a person wrote, and their own books as a table in List view.
  6. Recommends shows the five largest kinds of book and the rest under More; browse pictures load sooner.
  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
  8. Pages are wider, Recommends has List and Grid, and a filter clicked again turns off.
  9. Book cards sit in a ruled grid with Open Library and Goodreads links and each book's one-line note.
  10. Funds is now Investors; each investor's styles are buttons that filter the table.
  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
  12. Quotes show only people's own words: 472 summaries written by list sites are gone.
  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
  15. Book cards show the quote, who said it and the source; grids show five cards to a row.
  16. On a phone, a menu holds the sections, search, Updates, Feedback and dark mode.
  17. Feedback takes a screenshot of the page with no browser prompt, opens a screenshot full size when you click it, and clears itself once sent.
  18. Book cards are centred, search names the topic each book sits in, and any text cut short shows whole on hover.
  19. Search groups its results by kind: people, companies, geographies, subjects, topics, books, funds, fund letters and papers.
  20. The Books table lists who recommended each book by name, and the browser tab names the section you are in.
  21. Feedback can take a screenshot of the page, or one you paste or choose, and opens in the corner beside Updates.
  22. Each rail button reopens its section where you left it, and Browse, Table and People show on every book and subject page.
  23. Filters grey out choices that hold nothing instead of hiding them, and Books › People filters by authors or recommenders.
  24. Feedback takes a subject line and up to three screenshots.
  25. Biographies are grouped by the person they are about: 41 new pages, from Abraham Lincoln to Lee Kuan Yew.
  26. Sport splits into 23 sports, and Religion into one topic per faith.
  27. Book lists show as cards: the cover, one recommendation quote and every recommender by name.
  28. Seventeen subjects that had two or three pages under different names now have one page each.
  29. Every page lists its Experts as authors and recommenders, with a link to them on the Experts tab.
  30. Economics, Financial history, Financial panics and Accounting are subjects of their own, with one page per financial crisis.
  31. Book, person and subject pages open inside the app, so the tabs stay in view.
  32. 996 more book covers, and photographs or logos for 227 more people and companies.
  33. Books › Browse shows every subject as cards, and the rail holds Fund letters, Papers, Experts, Books and Funds.
  34. Every topic over 150 books splits into narrower topics, each with a page of its own.

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Cities, work, inequality and public policy

Economics

Books on urban economics, jobs and wages, inequality, taxation, education spending, pensions, immigration and the fiscal choices of governments.

Books 38Experts 4Recommenders 24

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  1. The Economy of CitiesJane Jacobs, 1969
  2. The Coming Generational StormLaurence J. Kotlikoff, Scott Burns, 2004
  3. The New Geography of JobsEnrico Moretti, 2012
  4. The Hidden Wealth of NationsGabriel Zucman, 2015
  5. Havens in a StormJ. C. Sharman, 2006
The Economy of CitiesThe Economy of Cities
T2 The Economy of Cities
Jane Jacobs · 1969
Open LibraryGoodreads

Cities, not farms, drive economic growth by adding new work to old.

The Coming Generational StormThe Coming Generational Storm
T2 The Coming Generational Storm
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Scott Burns · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

US fiscal promises far exceed future revenue, which official debt figures hide.

The New Geography of JobsThe New Geography of Jobs
T2 The New Geography of Jobs
Enrico Moretti · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Why US cities have split apart in wages and jobs, and why innovation hubs pull ahead.

The Hidden Wealth of NationsThe Hidden Wealth of Nations
T2 The Hidden Wealth of Nations
Gabriel Zucman · 2015
Open LibraryGoodreads

How much wealth is hidden in tax havens, and how to tax it.

Havens in a StormHavens in a Storm
T3 Havens in a Storm
J. C. Sharman · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

How small jurisdictions fought off the OECD's harmful tax competition drive.

Privatizing PensionsPrivatizing Pensions
T3 Privatizing Pensions
Mitchell A. Orenstein · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

How Chile's AFP model was exported worldwide, and who profited.

Generating InequalityGenerating Inequality
T4 Generating Inequality
Lester C. Thurow · 1975
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

The Politics and Development of the Federal The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax
T4 The Politics and Development of the Federal Income Tax
John F. Witte · 1985
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

Less Is MoreLess Is More
T4 Less Is More
Goldian Vandenbroeck · 1991
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in AmeNickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
T4 Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Barbara Ehrenreich · 2001
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent WorkiI'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society
T4 I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society
Robert B. Reich · 2002
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
T4 Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
Eric Schlosser · 2003
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Federal Taxation in AmericaFederal Taxation in America
T4 Federal Taxation in America
W. Elliot Brownlee · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

Running On Empty: How The Democratic and RepRunning On Empty: How The Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It
T4 Running On Empty: How The Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It
Peter G. Peterson · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The High Cost of Free ParkingThe High Cost of Free Parking
T4 The High Cost of Free Parking
Donald Shoup · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

How free parking costs society, and why parking should be priced and deregulated.

Recommended by: Bill Gurley

AffluenzaAffluenza
T4 Affluenza
Clive Hamilton, Richard Denniss · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: The Barefoot Investor

Immigrants: Your Country Needs ThemImmigrants: Your Country Needs Them
T4 Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
Philippe Legrain · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The New American StoryThe New American Story
T4 The New American Story
Bill Bradley · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

What US parties, politics and citizen activism must change to secure the future.

Recommended by: Meg Whitman

Educational Economics
T4 Educational Economics
Marguerite Roza · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

Stretching the School Dollar
T4 Stretching the School Dollar
Frederick M. Hess · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

How schools and districts can save money while still serving students well.

Recommended by: Bill Gates

Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government fBack to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
T4 Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Bill Clinton · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest InventTriumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier
T4 Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier
Edward L. Glaeser · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

How dense cities make people more productive, inventive and green.

“on the central role cities play in our world and why it's so important for us to build them” — Marc Andreessen

Source: @pmarca, companion thread to 'It's Time to Build'

Recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Mohnish Pabrai and 2 others

Why Does College Cost So Much?Why Does College Cost So Much?
T4 Why Does College Cost So Much?
Robert B. Archibald · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global SuperPlutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
T4 Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Chrystia Freeland · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Average Is OverAverage Is Over
T4 Average Is Over
Tyler Cowen · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Work is splitting between those who work well with smart machines and the rest.

“Tyler Cowen... dedicates a chapter to freestyle chess in his terrific book, Average Is Over.” — Michael Mauboussin

Source: Lessons from Freestyle Chess: Merging Fundamental and Quantitative Analysis (Credit Suisse)

Recommended by: Michael Mauboussin, Ryan Holiday

Where the Jobs Are
T4 Where the Jobs Are
John Dearie, Courtney Geduldig · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Brad Feld

Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy GiWhy Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-Being
T4 Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-Being
Zoltan J. Acs · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis
T4 Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It
Alicia H. Munnell, Andrew D. Eschtruth · 2014
Open LibraryGoodreads
On InequalityOn Inequality
T4 On Inequality
Harry G. Frankfurt · 2015
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Paul Graham

The Upside of InequalityThe Upside of Inequality
T4 The Upside of Inequality
Edward Conard · 2016
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ray Dalio

Utopia for RealistsUtopia for Realists
T4 Utopia for Realists
Rutger Bregman · 2016
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Daniel Petre, Matej Latin

Order Without DesignOrder Without Design
T4 Order Without Design
Alain Bertaud · 2018
Open LibraryGoodreads

Cities as labour markets, and planning that works with land markets.

Recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, Emmett Shear and 1 other

The War on Normal PeopleThe War on Normal People
T4 The War on Normal People
Andrew Yang · 2018
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason

Good Economics for Hard TimesGood Economics for Hard Times
T4 Good Economics for Hard Times
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo · 2019
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

Open BordersOpen Borders
T4 Open Borders
Bryan Caplan · 2019
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Kevin Kelly

Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equali
T4 Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth
Joel Greenblatt · 2020
Open LibraryGoodreads
AbundanceAbundance
T4 Abundance
Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson · 2025
Open LibraryGoodreads

Why America lost the ability to build housing, energy and infrastructure.

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Bill Gates

Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyCapital in the Twenty-First Century
T4 Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas Piketty · 2013
Open LibraryGoodreads

The long-run dynamics of wealth and inequality, and why capital concentrates.

Recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai, Satya Nadella

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