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Show Notes for Episode 87, Abe Lowenthal "Global California"

It is fair to say that Abe Lowenthal's Global California is not my typical TIH book, if one exists. It is much more a book on politics and ideas about how a state should respond to globalization than it is on management or economics. However, the choices states make can have a great deal of influence on how their economies develop, and California is such an interesting topic because there are issues it doesn't have direct political control over, even though it is an economic giant.

Remember, what starts in California ends up in the rest of the country, and I'm afraid that, if it's true, the upcoming decade will be a trying one for state governments.

Episode 87 runs 24:00 and can be heard by clicking here.

Show Notes for Episode 86, David Marsh "The Euro"

This is the first time on the Hand that I have done a book published by a former client. When I saw the Spring Yale 2009 catalog and learned they were putting out a book on the Euro, my heart sank a little, since I vowed never to do a book by a publisher when I was producing their show. With the end of the Yale Press Podcast in Feb., I am free to do Yale books again, and have done two of them on The Biography Podcast.

David Marsh is a wonderful writer and really helped put the rise of the European Monetary Union in its broader historical context. We just touched briefly on the last chapter, in which he speculates about the future of both the Euro and the Union, and it is fascinating reading. I highly suggest you check it out.

Episode 86 runs 29:12 and can be heard by clicking here.

New HUP Podcast, "The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom""

Just posted a new Harvard interview with Steven Hahn about his new book, The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom. The interview runs 24:08 and can be heard by clicking here.

New HUP Podcast, "Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion""

Man, have I had a LOT of science books this spring, and this anthology started it all off. A series of essays tackling different myths about science, my favorites tended to be the ones about the Middle Ages. Fun book.

The episode runs 17:13 and can be heard by clicking here.

New HUP Podcast, "Naming Infinity"

In this episode, I speak with MIT Professor Loren Graham about his new book, Naming Infinity: A True Story of Religious Mysticism and Mathematical Creativity. 

The episode runs 11:30 and can be heard by clicking here.