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An Adam Grant Selection for Spring The Next Big Idea Club finalist A beautifully well-written analysis of our urge for possession and the costs of greed, this book is a must-read this spring. ?Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree, winner of the National Book Award Two renowned law professors explain how things become "my" in this dynamic and engaging guide. These principles control who owns what and explain everything from whether you may recline your aeroplane seat to why HBO allows you to borrow a password illegally. One of the first words that infants learn is "my." By the time we reach adulthood, purchasing something for ourselves?be it a cup of coffee or a home?seems natural. Who, though, occupies the area behind your flight seat: you when you recline or the compressed laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it's okay to knock-off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the street hold your parking space in Chicago, but in New York you lose the space and the chair?Mine! explains these puzzles and many more. Surprisingly, there are just six simple stories that everyone uses to claim everything. Owners choose the story that steers us to do what they want. But we can always pick a different story. This is true not just for airplane seats, but also for battles over digital privacy, climate change, and wealth inequality. As Michael Heller and James Salzman show--in the spirited style of Freakonomics, Nudge, and Predictably Irrational--ownership is always up for grabs.With stories that are eye-opening, mind-bending, and sometimes infuriating, Mine! reveals the rules of ownership that secretly control our lives.
Author | James Salzman, Michael Heller |
Publisher | Atlantic Books |
Language | English |
Binding Type | Paper Back |
Fiction | Modern Fiction |
ISBN13 | 9781786497819 |
SKU | BK 0142222 |
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