The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold and engaging history of economics - the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. This comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the major economic... Zobraziť viac
An International Bestseller“Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan.” —BlocksThe definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family who still owns the company"This... Zobraziť viac
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; ... Zobraziť viac
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance and the global economy - revised and updated to reflect on seminal ideas for the world's economic challenges ahead. Zobraziť viac
The "rich and gripping" true story of the first time machines came for human jobs-and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today (Naomi Klein) Zobraziť viac
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAROne of our most scintillating public intellectuals explores the political paradoxes of the pandemic and helps us think our way through it'We are able to imagine anything because we are being besieged by something that... Zobraziť viac
This controversial and counterintuitive new book examines why population growth and freedom to innovate make Earth''s resources more, not less, abundant. Zobraziť viac
Forget the 1% - it's time to get to grips with the 0.1% ... Zobraziť viac
The Freakonomics books have come to stand for challenging conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions. Now Levitt and Dubner have turned what they've learned into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking smarter, ... Zobraziť viac
As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the world's first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream first as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start Zobraziť viac
The Scottish Referendum in September 2014 had significant and far-reaching consequences for the political settlement of the United Kingdom. The pressure for more fiscal devolution and other economic powers in the devolved nations has increased demands... Zobraziť viac
A look at the economy, gender, social networks, and the effects of the Chinese diaspora in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from a systematic institutional approach. Zobraziť viac
A searing analysis of health and illness under capitalism from hosts of the hit podcast "Death Panel" Zobraziť viac
This book examines the economic theories and policies that underline the governance of the European Union. Through exploring the history of European economic governance and how this framework has evolved over time... Zobraziť viac
Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers Bitcoin. But it is much more than that, too. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person controls. It allows for companies and individuals ... Zobraziť viac
Es wird alles immer schlimmer, eine schreckliche Nachricht jagt die andere: Die Reichen werden reicher, die Armen ärmer. Es gibt immer mehr Kriege, Gewaltverbrechen, Naturkatastrophen. Viele Menschen tragen solche beängstigenden Bilder im Kopf... Zobraziť viac
Prepare to unlock the secrets to financial well-being with this no-nonsense guide. Say goodbye to confusing jargon and hello to practical advice. Discover how to earn, spend and make your money work just as hard for you as you do for it. Zobraziť viac
Going beyond the how and why of burnout, a former tenured professor combines academic methods and first-person experience to propose new ways for resisting our cultural obsession with work and transforming our vision of human flourishing. Burnout... Zobraziť viac
Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century is the most widely discussed work of economics in recent years. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where should researchers go from there in ... Zobraziť viac
Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have grappled with a series of familiar problems - but often their ideas are hard... Zobraziť viac
