Choi: 197 books

This book is a, brief but critical, historical account of economists' failed attempts to derive a theory for interest rate. The consequence of this failure and the blind-driving of policies guided by defunct GPS is the ordeal, previously experienced by many countries in the world and now torturing the smaller European people, which, the author proves, is a centuries old conspiracy.

What is game? What is game theory? What is bargaining? What is risk? What is uncertainty? What is expected utility? What is moral hazard? How to cheat in game or in insurance? This book overturns many traditional views on these issues, and derives new method to play game, to bargain, to cheat and to protect against cheating.

What is currency war? It is the use of depreciation to fight the trade war, in order to capture foreign reserves. But why are backward countries remain backward, though they have been depreciating all the time. This book will prove that wielding the depreciation weapon to fight the war is futile. Apart...

“Electrifying” (People) • “Masterly” (The Guardian) • “Dramatic and memorable” (The New Yorker) • “Magic” (TIME) • Ingenious” (The Financial Times) • "A gonzo literary performance” (Entertainment Weekly) • “Rare and splendid” (The Boston Globe) • “Remarkable”...

Journey with twenty-one speculative fiction authors through the fractured borders of human migration to examine the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of those who choose—or are forced—to leave home and familiar places. Recommended by Booklist (American Library Association), Library Journal,...

"This wonderful hybrid of a novel--a love story, a war story, a novel of manners--introduces a writer of enchanting gifts, a beautiful heart wedded to a beautiful imagination. How else does Susan Choi so fully inhabit characters from disparate backgrounds, with such brilliant wit and insight?...

“Smart and funny, with characters so real and vulnerable, you want to send them care packages. I loved this book.” —Rainbow Rowell From debut author Mary H.K. Choi comes a compulsively readable novel that shows young love in all its awkward glory—perfect for fans of Eleanor & Park and...

Modern space adventures crafted by a new generation of Grand Tradition science fiction writers. Smart, readable, and engaging stories that take us back to a time when science fiction was fun and informative, pithy and piquant—when speculative fiction transported us from the everyday grind and left...

Whether it was Patti Smith's angry moan, Nina Simone's guttural growl, or Dolly Parton's towering hair and sweet voice, women have been a musical force to be reckoned with, inspired by, and paid attention to. In Here She Comes Now, today's biggest and brightest writers tackle their favorite female...

Is road the same as traffic? Up till now, economics has treated road and traffic as one. Instead, this book handles them separately, but the two are linked together by a key element: toll, even a zero one. Is road private or public? This book shows that the distinction is not so simple. This book...

Ronald Coase described a story: the cows of a cattle-raiser sway to his neighbor and destroy the farmer’s crops. That damage is called external cost. External cost means a cost not borne by either the buyer or the seller, and hence the cattle-raiser can sell his beef at a higher price, while consumers...

John Maynard Keynes is the most famous economist after Adam Smith. His best saying is: In the long run we are all dead. He thus recommended spending before it is too late. But such recommendation led to the downfall of many ambitious dictators, like Hitler and Chiang Kai Shek. It also costed half of US stock of gold. Don’t believe it? This book will work out all the ramifications.

Robert M. Solow is held as the main contributor to the theory of economic growth. Some think he taught us how to accumulate capital, while some even think he invented technological growth. This book proves that the major content of his growth theory is steady state. What is steady state? It means...

Frank Ramsey seemed like a mysterious person. He was a mathematics, but was enlisted by JM Keynes to conduct economic research. His growth paper looked very difficult, but perhaps because it was full of errors. For example, he tried too many objectives, sometimes saving, sometimes consumption, sometimes...