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"The book therefore provides actionable information for protecting wealth and making prudent investment decisions in an economy that is nothing like the one that has sustained us for decades. As a forward-looking narrative about rapidly changing events and volatile markets and politics, Broken Markets will provide no single prediction about the future but rather describe alternative scenarios and provide the reader with signposts to watch out for in deciding which reality is actually unfolding. This book, tells you in plain language how today’s financial system threatens your livelihood and wealth, tells you why and how governments worldwide, with some notable exceptions, are taking actions likely to make things worse instead of better, explains how the leading financial institutions lost their way during the bubble years and how they can find the path back to prosperity and value to society, and tells you what life will be like in a “post-finance” economy and how you can protect your wealth."

"A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America's food Where Am I Eating' bridges the gap between global food producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the world. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workers that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongside them'loading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with a modern-day slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and hauling tomatoes in Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, a deeper explanation of the "glocal" concept, and advice for students looking to become engaged as both local and global citizens. Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simply explores the lives of those who feed us. Imports account for eighty-six percent of America's seafood, fifty percent of its fresh fruit, and eighteen percent of its fresh vegetables. Where Am I Eating' examines the effects of this reliance on those who supply the global food economy. -Learn more about the global producers that feed our nation, and learn from their worldviews intensely connected to people and planet -Discover how food preferences and trends affect the lives of farmers and fishermen -Catch a boots-on-the-ground glimpse of the daily lives of food producers on four continents -Meet a modern-day slave and explore the blurred line between exploitation and opportunity -Observe how the poorest producers fare in the global food economy This book takes a human-centered approach to food, investigating the lives of the people at the other end of the global food economy, observing the hope and opportunity'or lack thereof'that results from our reliance on imports. Where Am I Eating' is a touching, insightful, informative look at the origins of our food."