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Patriarchy Inc.: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality and Why Men
'You should read this book' Philippa Gregory - The most lucrative industries are male-dominated - yet half of men think they're the ones being discriminated against. - Post #MeToo, we're...
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...
Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"Timely... a crucial foundation for building a more empathetic and informed society." - Daniel H. Pink "An important book for those who want to understand... the increasingly complex world." -...
The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future
'A dazzling history of the future - Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force ' - Tim Harford _______________ A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from...
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...
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...
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"...
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 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...
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,...
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 Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World
A reminder that war is not always, or even generally, good for long-term growth Many believe that despite its destructive character, war ultimately boosts long-term economic growth. For the United...
Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire
Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empire From plebeians refusing...
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...
Online and Matching-Based Market Design
The rich, multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary field of matching-based market design is an active and important one due to its highly successful applications with economic and sociological impact. Its home is...
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Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year A BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year "Excellent...A fascinating, authoritative account of the paths for China's future explored during a...
Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations
"The relationship between China and Korea is one of the most important, and least understood, in Asia. With the wisdom and clarity we have come to expect from Westad, this...
Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the
A sweeping and original history of how economists across two centuries have thought about inequality, told through portraits of six key figures. "How do you see income distribution in your...
Unsustainable: Amazon, Warehousing, and the Politics of Exploitation
From famously humble origins, Amazon has grown to become one of the most successful businesses in history. In its effort to provide its trademark fast and convenient "Prime" delivery, the...
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
"Overflowing with surprises."-William Dalrymple, The Spectator "Essential reading."-Dan Jones, Times (UK) "Fascinating and authoritative."-Jerry Brotton The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior...
An Economist Goes to the Game: How to Throw Away $580 Million and
An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field "Mr. Oyer writes clearly and ranges across all sorts...
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...
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
The East India Company was the most powerful commercial enterprise in British history. Yet its speculative, highly risky origins are now all but forgotten. A revolution in commerce during the...
The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History
A history of how, in the mid-twentieth century, we came to believe in the concept of creativity. Named a best book of 2023 by the New Yorker and a notable...
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched
The economist and historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey has been best known recently for her Bourgeois Era trilogy, a vigorous defense, unrivaled in scope, of commercially tested betterment. Its massive volumes,...
Machines in the Office
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Here's a wide-ranging survey of mechanical and technological history that offers more than dates and facts. The evolution ofinvention takes center stage here. The authors believe that how society came...
The Forex Mindset: The Skills and Winning Attitude You Need for More
Jared Martinez traded the forex market for a decade through the 1980s and '90s before he discovered that successful trading requires 10 percent skill and 90 percent emotional intelligence. He...
Tax Haven Ireland
This is the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe became one of the world's major tax havens. From global corporations such as Apple and Google,...
Austerity Ireland: The Failure of Irish Capitalism
Ireland has been marketed as the poster boy of EU austerity. EU elites and neoliberal commentators claim that the country's ability to suffer economic pain will attract investors and generate...
The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
The most powerful force in the world economy today is the redefinition of the relationship between state and marketplace - a process that goes by the name of privatization though...
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Palast, an investigative reporter, spent five years trying to find out what is really going on in politics and big business. In this volume he reveals what PR companies, lobbyists...
Currency Trading: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Learn the Realms
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Want to learn currency trading in a day or two? Your search is over! Because this book contains all of the information you're looking for. From complex currency trading terms...
Off the Scales: The Inside Story of Ozempic and the Race to Cure
The inside story of the race to develop Ozempic - the world's first truly effective and safe obesity drug - and its potentially revolutionary effects on public health, and our...
Economics: The Economist Guide
Economics. Sometimes called the "dismal science", it's a discipline and topic that's often seen as dull; mysterious at best. And yet it's crucial to understanding the world we live in...
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
The true, unvarnished history of the town at the heart of Silicon Valley. Palo Alto is nice. The weather is temperate, the people are educated, rich, healthy, enterprising. Remnants of...
Cotton Capitalists: American Jewish Entrepreneurship in the
Honorable Mention, 2019 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical Society A vivid history of the American Jewish merchants who concentrated in the nation's most important economic...