It’s Paul and Goldy’s summer reading list! In this week’s special episode, Civic Ventures Senior Fellow David “Goldy” Goldstein and Civic Ventures Writer Paul Constant recommend some of the hottest new economic and political books for your beach reading pleasure.

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Remember to shop local and small when you can, or order from IndieBound or Bookshop.org—both of which support independent bookstores! All of these books are also likely available through your local library.

Every book mentioned in this episode:

In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work - Kyla Scanlon

End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration - Peter Turchin

The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism - Sebastian Edwards

Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary - Timothy Snyder

Growth: A History and a Reckoning - Daniel Susskind

Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline - Darrell Bricker & John Ibbitson

A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism - Nelson Lichtenstein & Judith Stein

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York - Robert A. Caro

The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society - Joseph E. Stiglitz

Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy - Teresa Ghilarducci

New Nigeria County - Clare Brown