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Based on the highest-quality evidence and real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Alex Edmans shows that it's not an either-or choice - companies can create both profit and social value. The most successful companies don't target profit directly but are driven by purpose - the desire to serve a societal need and contribute to human betterment.

Brought to you by Penguin. A ground-breaking book that reveals why our human biases affect the way we receive and interpret information, with practical suggestions for how to think more critically Our lives are minefields of misinformation. Stories, statistics and studies are everywhere...

In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples—from a wellness guru's tragic but fabricated backstory to the blunders that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the diet that ensnared millions yet hastened its founder's death—Edmans highlights the biases that cause us to mistake statements for facts, facts for data, data for evidence, and evidence for proof.

Brought to you by Penguin. Global markets have been thrown into chaos, as crazy investments lead to wild booms and busts, economic inequality and even political fallout. In The Madness of Markets, Professor Alex Edmans uncovers the hidden forces that have driven global markets off course –...

A groundbreaking look at what drives even the smartest investors to make irrational choices and a practical roadmap for profiting when the market loses its mind—from one of the world’s leading finance professors Why did Isaac Newton lose a fortune in the South Sea Bubble? Why did people...