As the end of the year approaches, book lovers everywhere will undoubtedly scour and revisit high-profile award-winner lists in order to choose the perfect holiday gift for fellow readers (and maybe ourselves). With close to a million new books published each year in the U.S. alone, the potency of these lists in showcasing quality books […]
It was announced Friday that the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award has been awarded to Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. Subjects on the short list this year included energy security, urban development, global poverty and, of course, the continuing financial crisis—the topic that captured […]