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M. A. Heller and J. Salzman, "Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives" (Doubleday, 2021)
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!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives (Doubleday, 2021) explains these puzzles and many more…
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