These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs ― and Wrecks ― America

An impassioned, one-sided look at big-money behemoths.

25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs

How three migrant women are cultivating a life in Jordan.

The Sack of Detroit

By Kenneth Whyte

The Sack of Detroit

Though persuasive in places, this exhaustive history overstates its case.

The New Builders

By Seth Levine and Elizabeth MacBride

The New Builders

Do nontraditional entrepreneurs hold the key to America’s economic success?

Fulfillment

By Alec MacGillis

Fulfillment

Taking account of an America altered by Amazon’s primacy.

Shoddy

By Hanna Rose Shell

Shoddy

The fascinating story of how a respectable textile product became synonymous with all things inferior.