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Mine! : How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives by Michael A. Heller & James Salzman [Heller, Michael A. & Salzman, James] is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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An Adam Grant Spring Book Pick Finalist for the Next Big Idea Club A must-read this spring -- a fantastically well-written exploration of our need for ownership and the costs of greed. --Andrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of Far From the Tree A hidden set of rules governs who owns what--explaining everything from whether you can recline your airplane seat to why HBO lets you borrow a password illegally--and in this lively and entertaining guide, two acclaimed law professors reveal how things become mine. Mine is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it's okay to knock-off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the street hold your parking space in Chicago, but in New York you lose the space and the chair? Mine! explains these puzzles and many more. Surprisingly, there are just six simple stories that everyone uses to claim everything. Owners choose the story that steers us to do what they want. But we

Who reads Mine! : How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives?

Author

Michael A. Heller & James Salzman [Heller, Michael A. & Salzman, James]

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group; Doubleday

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385544726

Category

health

Subjects

Law, Psychology

Rating

4.6 / 5 (369 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14