Mine!
How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
Published on 6. May 2021
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-78649-778-9 (ISBN)
Description
'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 London flat, Mine! explores what ownership means and why it governs everything we do.
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 London flat, Mine! explores what ownership means and why it governs everything we do.
Reviews / Votes
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 * Fascinating... It's immensely clarifying, beautifully written, and perfectly timed -- and it might improve the world to boot. * Cass R. Sunstein, bestselling co-author of Nudge * With vivid stories and memorable insights, Heller and Salzman decode legal rules about ownership much as Freakonomics decodes economics and psychological rules of incentives. * Martha Minow, Former Dean, Harvard Law School * Wonderful * Forbes *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78649-778-9 (9781786497789)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
05/2021
Atlantic Books
€12.99
Available for download
Persons
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.
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.
Content
0: Introduction: Who Gets What and Why 1: First Come, Last Served 2: Possession Is One-Tenth of the Law 3: I Reap What You Sow 4: My Home Is Not My Castle 5: Our Bodies, Not Our Selves 6: The Meek Shall Inherit Very Little 7: The Future of Ownership-and the World 8: Epilogue: The Toddler's Rules of Ownership