Mine!
From Personal Space to Big Data, How Ownership Shapes Our Lives
$25.11
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2022
Summary
‘A delicious book.’ - Jared Diamond
Who controls the space around an aeroplane seat: you or the person behind you trying to work on their laptop? Who owns your favourite football player? And why do Facebook and Google want your private data?
In Mine! Michael Heller and James Salzman reveal the hidden economic and social rules that guide everyday life, demonstrating that much of what we assume about ownership is wrong. Whether a lost wallet, a playground swing or a Lon…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786497819 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786497816 |
| Author: | Michael Heller, James Salzman |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 131mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘This delicious book will guide you through the confusing maze of ownership disputes that bedevil our daily lives.’ - Jared Diamond, Pulitzer-winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel
‘Mine! does for ownership what Dubner and Levitt’s Freakonomics did for money: it shows you the world through a different lens… Its ideas will certainly get your brain whirring.’ - Sunday Times
‘Mine! is one of those rare and treasured books that make you feel smarter and change the way you see the world. I haven’t had an experience like this as a reader since Freakonomics. A rollicking good read, filled with amazing stories about the secret rules of ownership and why they work in unexpected ways.’ - Barton Gellman, three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Dark Mirror
‘Who knew there are hidden rules of ownership controlling our lives? I didn’t until I read this fascinating, illuminating book. I’m very glad I did.’ - Robert Cialdini, bestselling author of Influence
Michael Heller
Michael Heller is Professor of Real Estate Law and former Vice Dean for Intellectual Life at Columbia Law School. One of the world’s leading authorities on ownership, he is the author of The Gridlock Economy.
James Salzman is Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA School of Law. He has written more than ninety articles and nine books, including Drinking Water.
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