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The price behind the choices we make
Sep 22, 2011
Kai Ryssdal talks to author Eduardo Porter about why we spend the way we do, the subject of Porter's new book "The Price of Everything."
MIDDAY UPDATE: Renting, credit cards, and buzzwords
Katharine Crnko Dec 23, 2010
Today, Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics released a list of 55 U.S. organized according to how cost effective it is to rent a home, rather than buy....
The best business books of 2010
Sep 22, 2011
At the end of the year, Marketplace takes a look at the best business books of 2010. We asked six of our regular contributors to share their picks for favorite business books of the year. And Kai offers his own suggestions for 2010's best reads.
Think you know what you're doing? Don't count on it
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland talks to John Bogle, founder of Vanguard and author of "Don't Count on It!", on how to invest in uncertain times.
Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People
Matt Berger Sep 21, 2011
Title: Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People
Author: Amy Sedaris
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Type: Non Fiction
Released: November 2, ...
Macrowikinomics: How collaboration is changing the world
Sep 22, 2011
When a lot of people get together behind one idea, they can make a change. And when a lot of people are getting behind a lot of different ideas, that can change the world. The new book "Macrowikinomics" explores how collaboration is changing society. Steve Chiotakis talks with the co-author, Don Tapscott.
Books: President George W. Bush's memoir now for sale
Jaclyn Giovis Nov 9, 2010
It's decision time. To buy or not to buy former President George W. Bush's memoir?
The 43rd President's autobiography, titled "Decision Points,"...
The rough road ahead for young people
Sep 22, 2011
Two years ago, the country was in the throes of a financial panic. It was a moment that you could say defined or redefined a lot of us. Paul Auster's new book, "Sunset Park" follows four broke, young New Yorkers during the winter of 2008. He talks with Kai Ryssdal about whether the financial crisis has changed the way people relate to each other.
Creating art out of chaos in Haiti
Kai Ryssdal Nov 11, 2011
Author Edwidge Danticat, a writer from Haiti now living in the U.S., talks with Kai Ryssdal about her new book "Create Dangerously," what it's like to make art out of a country in chaos, and what Haitian culture means to its people and economy.
Zombie economic ideas still among us
Sep 22, 2011
Professor John Quiggin, author of "Zombie Economics," talks with Kai Ryssdal about how some economic ideas can be zombies -- theories that refuse to die no matter how wrong they prove to be.
