For Rupert Russell, the shock of the Trump-Brexit victories was only the latest in a decade full of them: the unstoppable war in Syria, huge migrant flows into Europe, beheadings in Iraq, children caged at the US border... Zobraziť viac
Look at a map of the world and you'll see a neat patchwork of nation-states. But this is not where power actually resides. From the 1990s onwards, globalization has shattered the map, leading to an explosion... Zobraziť viac
We can't stop shopping but we must stop shopping - the consumer dilemma that defines our lives and our future. What would happen if we did... Zobraziť viac
Set out like a good lunchtime conversation, Free Lunch will escort you through the mysteries of the economy. Your guides will be some of the greatest names in the field, including Smith, Marx and Keynes... Zobraziť viac
Society is full of would-be 'change agents'-campaigners, government officials, enlightened business people... Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Meet the billionaire traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food. You've probably never heard of them... Zobraziť viac
Bestselling author Katrine Marcal reveals the shocking ways our deeply ingrained ideas about gender continue to hold us back... Zobraziť viac
From the inability of wealth to make us happier, to our catastrophic blindness to the credit crunch, "Economyths" reveals ten ways in which economics has failed us all. Forecasters predicted a prosperous year in 2008 for financial markets ... Zobraziť viac
Do you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family? ... Zobraziť viac
Government, war, the economy, human identity, philosophy and the way we work. All of these, among others, are soon to be transformed. As technological advancements usher in a time where each and every human being on the planet will be connected by ... Zobraziť viac
How to Become the Person Everyone Remembers and No One Can Resist Vydavatel: Simon & Schuster Počet strán: 240 Rozmery: 19.3 Zobraziť viac
Drawing on memories of her childhood and a variety of well-known tales – from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix – Varoufakis explains everything you need to know in order to understand why economics is the most ... Zobraziť viac
Between Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts, freelance jobs are becoming an increasingly prominent part of our economy... Zobraziť viac
Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives are busier than ever before. Yet a detailed look at our daily activities reveals some surprising truths about the social and economic structure of the world we live in... Zobraziť viac
Take control of your personal finances with this concise, timely and indispensable guide, from acclaimed money expert Laura Whateley. Ten years on from the financial crash, and we are still bad with money.We press 'cash only' at ATMs, and accept that we'l Zobraziť viac
In The Upside of Irrationality, behavioral economist Dan Ariely will explore the many ways in which our behaviour often leads us astray in terms of our romantic relationships, our experiences in the workplace, and our temptations to cheat... Zobraziť viac
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, ... Zobraziť viac
In Back to Work, Bill Clinton addresses the urgent economic challenges facing the United States and offers a plan to get America "back into the future business." He details how to get out of the current economic crisis and lay a foundation... Zobraziť viac
Our answer to these inescapable questions - known as the social contract - shapes our politics, economic systems and every stage of life, from raising children and going to school to finding work and growing old... Zobraziť viac
It's OK to be angry about capitalism. It's OK to want something better. Bernie Sanders takes on the 1% and speaks blunt truths about a system that is fuelled by uncontrolled greed, and rigged against ordinary people... Zobraziť viac
