Todd G. Buchholz; translated into Korean by Chang Seok-hoon; Chunglim Publishing; 363 pp., 13,500 won
Todd G. Buchholz, a former White House director of economic policy, makes the argument in his latest book that we don't really want to relax ― we want to compete. Weaving in everything from evolutionary biology to renaissance art to General Motors, Buchholz aims to convince readers that the race to compete has not only made us smarter, it's what we really love and need.
Among the book's many counterintuitive points are: put off retirement - it can make you stupid; we all need to be control freaks; and in-house competition is actually great for morale. Buchholz underlines that it's the race itself that literally delivers the rush, even if we never reach the finish line.
Buchholz is an internationally acclaimed economist who is an advisor for ABC News, as well as some of the world's leading investment funds. He has served as a director of economic policy at the White House and holds advanced degrees from Cambridge University and Harvard Law School. Among his many accolades he has been awarded the Allyn Young Teaching Prize by Harvard University's Department of Economics.
The author is well known in Korea for authoring "New Ideas from Dead Economists," particularly popular among university students. Other famous books include "New Ideas from Dead CEOs" as well as "From Here to Economy."
- Do Je-hae