Summer Reading: 10 Business Books- Valutrics

Illustration Public policy professor Philip Auerswald takes on “the Great Man–Machine Debate.”

Illustration Journalist Dan Ackerman untangles the complicated history of one of the world’s most popular video games.

Illustration Author Kim Scott argues that managers who care personally and challenge their team directly can improve results.

Illustration In his new book, Mistreated, former Permanente Medical Group CEO Robert Pearl diagnoses the woes afflicting one of the country’s largest industries.

How to Get Off the Hook

A Harvard Medical School psychologist explains how to manage your emotions and achieve your goals.

World Champion Garry Kasparov during the 3rd match with Deep Blue, the chess computer program, 1997.
Photograph Chess champion Garry Kasparov replays his historic loss to Deep Blue to illuminate the potential of AI.

Photograph In his new book, Daniel McGinn investigates the ways people prepare themselves to perform, taking us beyond the clichés of yoga poses, centering exercises, and nap rooms.

Photograph Author Tim Wu argues that the Internet’s descent into clickbait and trivia is only the latest chapter in a long history of advertisers grabbing our attention.

Photograph Journalist Julian Guthrie tells the story of the Ansari XPrize and of SpaceShipOne’s historic flights.

Photograph Beyond revenue, customers who are obsessed with a product don’t just provide valuable insight but are a conduit to new markets.