Columbia University Press

Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A book review by Bob Morris

June 2, 2023

Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A Pragmatic Approach Steven Cohen Columbia University Press (May 2023) How and why a healthy global economy requires healthy ecosystems…and vice versa What must be done to achieve the complete transition to environmental sustainability? According to Steven…

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By More Than Providence: A book review by Bob Morris

June 11, 2017

By More Than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783 Michael Green Columbia University Press (2017) Why and how — throughout its history — the U.S. has had to secure its position in the Asia…

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David K. Hurst on “Why Business Books Still Speak Volumes”

December 12, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by David K. Hurst for s+b magazine, published by Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), a member of the PwC network. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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Pope Francis Among the Wolves: A book review by Bob Morris

November 11, 2015

Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution Marco Politi with William McCuaig (Translator) Columbia University Press (September 2015) A brilliant examination of Pope Francis’ efforts to cleanse the Church of Rome despite subtle but substantial opposition…

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Spirals: A book review by Bob Morris

August 16, 2015

Spirals: The Whirled Image in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art Nico Israel Columbia University Press (2015) How and why the spiral may well be the defining image, symbol, and metaphor for the early-21st century What’s with spirals? According to Nico Israel,…

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The 7th Sense: A book review by Bob Morris

June 18, 2015

The 7th Sense: How Flashes of Insight Change Your Life William Duggan Columbia University Press (2015) How and why “your first six senses tell us who you are. Your seventh sense tells who you can be.” Opinions are divided with…

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Nick Gogerty: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 7, 2015

Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and was involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. He lectures…

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Nick Gogerty: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 7, 2015

Nick is the author of The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy (Columbia University Press 2014) and was involved in a technical confidential project with one of the world’s largest global macroeconomic hedge funds. He lectures…

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The Nature of Value: A book review by Bob Morris

September 15, 2014

The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy Nick Gogerty Columbia University Press (2014) “Price is what you charge. Value is what others think it’s worth.” Warren Buffett I was reminded of Buffett’s comment while considering Nick…

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Can computers out-think human beings?

February 24, 2014

Opinions are divided — sometimes sharply divided — about whether or not computers can or ever will out-think human beings. In “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” published in a British journal, Mind (1950), Alan Turing proposed a test to determine whether…

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