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Mine!
Michael A. Heller & James Salzman
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Philosophy
Economics
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"Mine!" reveals how hidden ownership rules shape everything from airplane seat disputes to genetic data rights. Compared to "Freakonomics" for its mind-changing insights, this thought-provoking exploration makes you question: Who truly owns your digital footprint - and what's it really worth?

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The Hidden Battleground of Everyday Life

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Imagine shouting "mine!" as a child. That primal claim-one of our first words-shapes our lives in profound ways we rarely notice. Every day, invisible ownership battles surround us: the airplane passenger reclining into your knees, the tech company harvesting your data, the neighbor's drone hovering above your backyard. These aren't random conflicts but symptoms of a sophisticated system where ownership isn't natural or absolute-it's deliberately designed, manipulated, and contested. Consider the "Knee Defender," a $22 gadget that prevents the seat in front of you from reclining. Airlines promptly banned it-not because they care about your comfort, but because they're selling the same wedge of space twice. They maintain deliberate ambiguity about who owns that space, allowing them to pack in more seats while encouraging passengers to upgrade. Movie theaters, concert venues, and sports stadiums all profit from similar spatial ambiguities, selling overlapping rights to the same space. In our digital lives, the stakes are even higher. When you browse online, who owns your data trail? Though this information feels intimately personal, tech giants have built billion-dollar empires by claiming ownership of your digital footprints. Even basic activities like taking photos trigger complex ownership disputes-you own the copyright, but subjects have publicity rights, and platforms where you share often claim broad usage rights. What if everything you know about ownership is wrong? And what if understanding the hidden rules could transform how you navigate the world?

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The Six Stories That Define What's "Mine"

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The Contested Ownership of Ideas and Bodies

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The Inheritance Trap and America's New Aristocracy

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Reimagining Ownership to Save the World

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Choosing Our Ownership Future

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