Tag Archives: immigration

Good Economics for Hard Times

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Harry Katz

Good Economics for Hard Times By Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo Hachette Book Group, New York, 2019 Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their research into alleviating global poverty.  In Good Economics … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Economics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Blackfish City

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Harry Katz

Blackfish City By Sam J. Miller HarperCollins, New York, 2018 A warrior woman comes to the city of Qannaq in a small skiff accompanied by an orca and a polar bear.  Who is she?  Why has she come?  What’s her … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Environment | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Exit West

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Harry Katz

Exit WestBy Mohsin HamidRiverhead Books, New York, 2017 Wow! What a marvelous magical book to close out this tumultuous year! Nadia and Saeed live in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, perhaps in the Middle East, or maybe Afghanistan … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment