Books & Essays
Books & Essays is a data page on the People & Money desk of Glassbox Auditing. Books, essays, articles and talks by the leaders of the exchanges, banks, funds, universities, think tanks and companies the terminal follows, and by members of Congress, each tied to its author through a library or ORCID identifier. Their published views on rates, trade and regulation are a public record of the positions they bring to their institutions.
Last updated: .
What is the latest reading?
Works published per year: 115 works as of , +666.7% since 1950. Source: Library of Congress catalog, Wikidata.
What is on this page today?
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is the most-rated book by the network's people on Apple Books, with 21,209 ratings — average rating 4.5 · the next four: Outliers 3,365, Hillbilly elegy 2,882, A promised land 2,856, My story 2,138 · reader ratings are the closest free measure of how widely a book was read (Apple Books, 1 Oct 2026)
- Cory A. Booker: “Stand”, 2026 — Book · St. Martin's Press (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- Ted Cruz: “Going further: the incomparable Clarence Thomas”, 2026 — Book · Sentinel (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- Mark Dayton: “Perseverance: a memoir”, 2026 — Book · Minnesota Historical Society Press (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- David Farnham Emery: “Real life, real funny: the way Maine humor should be”, 2026 — Edited volume (editor) · Down East Books (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- Adam Kinzinger: “That's what heroes do”, 2026 — Book · Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- Mike Pence: “What conservatives believe: rediscovering the conservative conscience”, 2026 — Book · Center Street (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- Ken Salazar: “Borderlands: my fight for an inclusive America”, 2026 — Book · BenBella Books, Inc (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
- J.D. Vance: “Communion: finding my way back to faith”, 2026 — Book · Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers (Library of Congress catalog, 31 Dec 2025)
Where does the data come from?
Items on this page come from Apple Books; Library of Congress catalog. Each item links to its own source. All sources, how items are checked.
What does this page lead to?
- Government (People & Money): Officials' and nominees' books state their positions on taxes, trade and regulation, and Senate confirmation hearings often question nominees on what they have written. (either way, depending on the cause; years; economy scale) Source: Library of Congress catalog.
- Central Banks (World Powers): Central bankers and Fed nominees often have long research records, and markets read their published views on inflation and rates when they are nominated and when they vote. (either way, depending on the cause; months; global scale) Source: ORCID public records.
- Leadership (Companies): A chief executive's books and essays set out the strategy and capital priorities they argue for, a public record to set beside the company's filings and its board on Leadership. (either way, depending on the cause; years; company scale) Source: Library of Congress catalog.
- Tariffs & Government (Macro): Books by trade and Treasury officials set out their positions on tariffs, taxes and the dollar, a public record to compare with the policies those offices adopt. (either way, depending on the cause; years; economy scale) Source: Library of Congress catalog.