John Cassidy Books

The San Francisco Exploratorium squeezed between the covers of a book! The "pages" reflect, magnify, or grow as you follow the instructions. Seven subjects are covered, including light wave craziness, ouchless physics, and hair dryer science.

The classic holler-along music collection for ages four to forever. We've sold over a million copies of these recordings, and they still get more out-of the-blue raves and crayon-drawn endorsements than most anything else we do. Nancy Cassidy's Gold-Record-winning tunes are available on cassettes packaged with beautifully illustrated books of lyrics and music, or all by themselves on compact disc.

How Markets Fail Logic of Economic Calamities. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.

Learn how to juggle with this amusing how-to book.

This is a sceptical history of the internet/stock market boom. John Cassidy argues that what we have just witnessed wasn't simply a stock market bubble; it was a social and cultural phenomenon driven by broad historical forces. Cassidy explains how these forces combined to produce the buying hysteria that drove the prices of loss-making companies into the stratosphere. Much has been made of Alan Greenspan's phrase irrational exuberance, but Cassidy shows that there was nothing irrational about what happened. The people involved - fund managers, stock analysts, journalists and pundits - were simply acting in their own self-interest.

The Klutz Book of Animation is a complete how-to treatment of stop-motion magic, from practical instruction to ready-to-shoot scripts. The software you Have fun

Exploring the evolution of global capitalism, this book presents a unique narrative through the perspectives of its critics. It spans from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to contemporary challenges like ecological crises and artificial intelligence. By featuring both well-known figures such as Marx and lesser-known critics like William Thompson and Flora Tristan, the narrative offers a rich tapestry of economic thought. Blending biography and history, it sheds light on the roots of today's pressing economic debates and movements.

Ce livre s'adresse à ceux qui savent à peine où se trouve la pointe d'un crayon... Non, votre cas n'est pas désespéré ! Cette méthode va faire éclater au grand jour vos talents : elle accompagnera vos progrès dans la bonne humeur en vous donnant aussi des idées, des conseils et des encouragements. Dessinez, c'est forcément réussi ! Ou alors, c'est la faute de votre dessin...

Půl století rozvíjejí ekonomové po celém světě elegantní teorie o tom, jak trhy usnadňují inovace, jak vytvářejí bohatství a jak efektivně alokují zdroje, které má společnost k dispozici. Co se ale stane, když trhy selhávají? Když nás zavádějí až k bublinám na trhu s cennými papíry, ke křiklavým nerovnostem, ke znečištěným řekám nebo k úvěrovým krizím? V knize Jak selhávají trhy (How Markets Fail) americký publicista John Cassidy popisuje stoupající vliv "utopické ekonomie" - myšlení, které je slepé k tomu, jak jednají skuteční lidé, a které popírá existenci spousty způsobů, jimiž může neregulovaný volný trh vyvolat katastrofu. Cassidy kombinuje reportážní postupy založené na faktech a srozumitelné vysvětlování ekonomických teorií, aby upozornil na to, že za současné ekonomické krize je úporné setrvávání na starých ortodoxních "pravdách" nejen pošetilé -, ale vysloveně nebezpečné.