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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of...
Nickel and Dimed: Undercover in Low-Wage America
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Leaving her home, she took the cheapest lodgings she could find,...
The Great Crash: How the Stock Market Crash of 1929 Plunged the World
This is the story of the financial cataclysm that started with the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929, and set in motion a series of economic, political and social...
Chinese Whispers: Why Everything You've Heard About China is Wrong
We think we know China. The world's most venerable and self-confident civilisation, home to the largest unified race of people on the planet, China manufactures the objects that fill our...
How To Run Better Business Meetings: A Reference Guide For Managers
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis essential business guide, How To Run Better Business Meetings: A Reference Guide For Managers,...
The Rise Of Merchant Banking
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Edition: 2nd impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerStanley Chapman's The Rise Of Merchant Banking chronicles the fascinating evolution of financial institutions that shaped global commerce....
The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically
An exhilarating new account of how psychology, culture and institutions co-evolved to produce the Western mind Do you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network?...
Numbermania: How Figures Are Taking Over Our Lives and How To Set
'An entertaining and thought-provoking antidote to the tyranny of numbers in the modern world.' -Alex Bellos, author of Can You Solve My Problems? 'A smart and insightful read that will...
The New Case For Gold
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsIn The New Case For Gold, James Rickards presents a compelling economic argument for the enduring value of gold in an...
The Coming Boom: Economic, Political, And Social
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsHerman Kahn's The Coming Boom: Economic, Political And Social presents a compelling analysis of future global trends. This seminal work...
The Invisible Powers: The Language Of Business
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Invisible Powers: The Language Of Business presents a compelling analysis of the unspoken rules and hidden dynamics that govern...
Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice
Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of international political economy (IPE) in its broadest theoretical contextnow updated to cover the continuing global economic crisis and...
Reefer Madness: ...and Other Tales from the American Underground
Eric Schlosser explores three of the most prominent and least understood features of globalization; drugs, pornography and migrant labour. "Reefer Madness" traces the history of the contemporary "war on drugs"...
The Global Politics Of Arms Sales
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased spine. Internally sound. The authoritative work The Global Politics Of...
Vermilion Gate: A Family Story of Communist China
Aiping Mu was born to parents prominent in the Communist hierarchy - her father was Political Commissar for the Beijing region and her mother ran one of the city's universities...
The Crash Of '79
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerPaul E. Erdman's The Crash Of '79 plunges readers into a high-stakes financial thriller, envisioning a...
The Dish: The Story of One Restaurant Meal, from Farm to Kitchen to
"A thorough, lively work of on-the-ground reportage. ... Friedman shares a remarkable story." - Wall Street Journal Acclaimed "chef writer" Andrew Friedman introduces readers to all the people and processes...
The War Below: AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'TODAY': Lithium, copper, and
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION, AND FT BUSINESS BOOK...
Remember That Heavenly Ginger Beer?: A History Of Sharpe Bros
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis captivating historical account, Remember That Heavenly Ginger Beer?: A History Of Sharpe Bros, chronicles the fascinating journey of the Sharpe...
Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth
' Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES 'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping'...
Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it
One of the government's former behavioural scientists reveals how you can do what you want, whilst everybody tries to influence you into doing what they want. Influence makes you think...
The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto: A Fifteen-Year Quest to Unmask the Secret
'The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto could be the best mystery story of the past twenty years.' James Patterson 'This is, by far, the deepest investigation into possibly the biggest mystery of...
The Gambling Animal: Humanity's Evolutionary Winning Streak - and How
Evolution is a series of bets, and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance, via the steepest odds and unlikeliest of outcomes,...
The Gambling Animal: Humanity's Evolutionary Winning Streak - and How
Evolution is a series of bets, and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance, via the steepest odds and unlikeliest of outcomes,...
Every Body Counts: Money, lies, and the hidden trade in human lives
Abetted by gangs of people smugglers, today human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world. As governments spend more than ever on policing borders, this ground-breaking investigation reveals...
Seven Deadly Economic Sins: Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness
You have heard of the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Each is a natural human weakness that impedes happiness. In addition to these vices,...
Capital and Ideology
A New York Times Bestseller An NPR Best Book of the Year The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of...
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
A New York Times #1 Bestseller An Amazon #1 Bestseller A Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the Financial Times and...
A Brief History of Equality
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Public Books Best Book of the Year "A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piketty, the arc of...
The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost every page contains an eye-opening detail. . . . The Great Transformation evokes the multiple...
The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the...
A Little History of Economics
An accessible account of the history of economics through the ideas of great thinkers "A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear...
Equality Is a Struggle: Bulletins from the Front Line, 2021-2025
An acclaimed economist's observations on four years of events that have shaped the world In this new volume drawn from his columns for the French newspaper Le Monde , renowned...
Ruthless: A New History of Britain's Rise to Wealth and Power,
A revelatory new history of Britain's industrial revolution and the exploitation that enabled it Was Britain's industrial revolution the result of its machines, which produced goods with miraculous efficiency? Was...
The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War
The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this development "Valuable . . . offers many lessons for Western policy...
Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money
A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history "The book is a lot...
The Sages: Warren Buffett, George Soros, Paul Volcker, and the
The violent financial disruptions of the past several years have toppled nearly all of the lords of Wall Street, except for a few voices that warned of economic collapse. Among...
Awaken The Giant Within: How To Take Immediate Control Of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical And Financial Destiny
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal work in personal development presents a comprehensive guide to mastering one's life....
Elon Musk: How The Billionaire Ceo Of Spacex And Tesla Is Shaping Our Future
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Elon Musk: How The Billionaire Ceo Of Spacex And Tesla Is...
Switch: How To Change Things When Change Is Hard
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful non-fiction work presents a compelling framework for understanding and enacting significant change...
Secrets Of The Autistic Millionaire
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir and guide, Secrets Of The Autistic Millionaire: Everything I Know About...
Think And Grow Rich: 13 Nguyên Tắc Nghỉ Giàu, Làm Giàu
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsNapoleon Hill's seminal work, Think And Grow Rich: 13 Nguyên Tắc Nghỉ Giàu, Làm Giàu, presents a timeless philosophy for personal achievement...
The Wonderful Story Of British Industry: A Record Of The Enterprise, Skill And Invention Of The British People
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThe Wonderful Story Of British Industry chronicles the pivotal moments and innovations that shaped the economic landscape of a nation....
Time On The Cross: The Economics Of American Negro Slavery
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Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and discoloured boards. Chipped and worn DJ with some loss. Binding...
All It Takes To Be Successful In Business (And Life)
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful guide, All It Takes To Be Successful In Business (And Life), presents...
Kings Of The Cattle Country: The Epic Story Of Australia's Beef Empires
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Kings Of The Cattle Country: The Epic Story Of Australia's Beef Empires,...