Greg Ip Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Sebastian Mallaby
In his new book "The Power Law," @scmallaby shows how American venture capitalists transplanted the startup/innovation culture to China. Now the CCP is asserting control and venture capital is becoming another geopolitical battleground. My latest column. https://www.wsj.com/articles/venture-capital-becomes-a-tech-battleground-between-china-u-s-11643202001
Hardcover, 2022
$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval
Jon Hilsenrath
Jon Hilsenrath will be at Kramerbooks in Washington on Tuesday Jan. 17 talking about his book, Yellen, a vivid portrayal of the Treasury Secretary and her unconventional partnership in marriage and work with Nobel Laureate George Akerlof. Sign up here: https://t.co/F5iUzxT6Yw
Hardcover, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Indonesia: Enhancing Productivity Through Quality Jobs
Asian Development Bank
6/ In emerging markets, multilateral lenders can act as "first loss" investors to absorb political risk & catalyze private capital. Asian Development Bank exploring something like this to retire coal in Indonesia, Philippines. Check out my column: https://t.co/Ty4COAuOF8
Paperback, 2018
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot
Decades after first hearing Canadian Railroad Trilogy, it still gives me chills. Gordon Lightfoot’s songs reflected back to Canadians their sense of themselves as a nation while helping build that sense. Lightfoot is too silent now, but very real. https://t.co/Wy34vGCFh5
Hardcover, 2010
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Coal
Robert Green
4/ Germany is an interesting example where Economy Minister Robert Habeck has has to do things anathema to his Green Party tradition like reopen coal plants and source gas from countries with poor human rights records. But he makes it clear that something bigger is at stake:
Hardcover, 2009
$32.07$16.03 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Indigenous Peoples: Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction: Philippines
Asian Development Bank
6/ In emerging markets, multilateral lenders can act as "first loss" investors to absorb political risk & catalyze private capital. Asian Development Bank exploring something like this to retire coal in Indonesia, Philippines. Check out my column: https://t.co/Ty4COAuOF8
Paperback, 2003
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book