Arjun Srivastava's Library

Who Gets What -- and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design
Alvin E. Roth
A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities -- both mundane and life-changing -- in which money may play little or no role. If you've ever sought a job or hired someone, applied to college or guided you...

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Studs Terkel
A Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: “Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking.” —The Boston Globe A National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller Studs Terkel’s classic oral hist...