A "Publishers Weekly" Business & Economics Top 10 selection for Fall 2015 "One of Reich s finest works, and is required reading for anyone who has hope that a capitalist system can indeed work the many, and not just the few." "Salon " Engrossing [Reich] is calmly articulate, not alarmist; yet a sense of urgency pulses through his unambiguous prose Informative and necessary. " "Argonaut"""Audacious... Pragmatic... [Reich takes] on the very language used by the business world that perpetuates the myth that the private sector exists as magical sphere entirely unrelated to government." "EcoWatch" Reich has both the stature and eloquence to make a compelling case Highly recommended to all readers Insightful. "Library Journal"," "starred review" ""Arresting, thought-provoking... Readily understandable language... Powerful." "Publishers Weekly " An accessible examination of how the apparent arbitrariness and unfairness of the economy [has] undermined the public's faith in its basic tenets. The author takes a measured view even as he argues against free market orthodoxies Reich's overriding message is that we don't have to put up with things as they are. " Kirkus" This is an important and provocative book about the erosion of America s middle class by one of the nation s most astute and passionate social critics. Reich provides an original and compelling analysis of how the rules governing America s form of capitalism have contributed to growing income inequality and of how these rules have been distorted by the role of money in the U.S. political system. Laura D Andrea Tyson Robert Reich has written a riveting guideto how our economic and political system has become so badly flawed, distorted by pervasive rent seeking and monopolies. He explains our rising inequality and our poor economic performance. Wholesale reform is needed far beyond the usual prescriptions of raising the minimum wage and spending more money on education. Joseph Stiglitz Robert Reich sets the terms for new and more productive debates by rediscovering the political roots of the economic arrangements we too often take for granted. Everyone concerned with our economic future will need to grapple with Reich s arguments in 2016 and beyond. Lawrence H. Summers"

ROBERT B. REICHis Chancellor s Professor of Public Policy at the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and senior fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He has served in three national administrations and has written fourteen books, including "The Work of Nations, " which has been translated into twenty-two languages, and the best sellers "Supercapitalism" and "Locked in the Cabinet." His articles have appeared in "The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, " and "The Wall Street Journal." He is co-creator of the award-winning 2013 film "Inequality for All." He is also chair of the national governing board of Common Cause. He lives in Berkeley. robertreich.org"