The good State

on the principles of democracy

The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy? A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of ...

Surviving Katyn

Stalin's Polish Massacre and the Search for Truth

The Katyn Massacre of 22,000 Polish prisoners of war is a crime to which there are no witnesses. Committed in utmost secrecy in April-May 1940 by the NKVD on the direct orders of Joseph Stalin, for nearly fifty years the Soviet regime succeeded in ...

To Pixar and beyond

my unlikely journey with Steve Jobs to make entertainment history

One day in November 1994, Lawrence Levy received a phone call out of the blue from Steve Jobs, whom he'd never met, offering him a job running Pixar, a little-known company that had already lost Jobs $50 million. With Pixar's prospects looking bleak ...

Game of queens

the women who made sixteenth-century Europe

n sixteenth-century Europe, an extraordinary set of women created a unique culture of feminine power that saw them run the continent for decades. Despite often being on opposing sides of power struggles both armed and otherwise, through family ties and patronage they educated and supported ...

Bluff

the game Central Banks play and how it leads to crisis

The accepted narrative of the global financial crisis of 2007-09 is that the central banks saved us from an inferno caused by Wall Street greed. While there is no doubt they did save us, did the firefighters actually cause the fire as well? The Bank ...

The Palestine-Israeli conflict

a beginner's guide

An updated edition of this best-selling introduction to the conflict. With coverage of all the recent events, the new edition of this best-selling book gives a thorough and accessible account of the history behind the Palestine-Israeli conflict, its roots, and the possibilities for the future ...

How to predict the unpredictable

the art of outsmarting almost everyone

We are hard-wired to believe that the world is more predictable than it is. We chase 'winning streaks' that are often just illusions, and we are all too predictable exactly when we try hardest not to be. In the 1970s, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky ...

The firm

the inside story of McKinsey, the world's most controversial management

DISCOVER THE SECRET INFLUENCE OF "THE FIRM" They helped invent the bar code. They revolutionized business schools and created the corporate practices that now rule our world. They reinvented the idea of American capitalism and aggressively exported it across the globe. McKinsey employees are trusted ...

International relations

Today, more than ever, we are buffeted by forces that originate from beyond our shores. Whether it's war, economics, politics, or law, we live in a global world influenced by a complex landscape of international transactions. Esteemed academic Charles Jones ably provides the building ...

Anti-capitalism

a beginner's guide

The financial crisis, bank bailouts, and the dash to austerity have breathed new life into protest movements across the globe, and brought anti-capitalist ideas to the mainstream. But what does it mean to be anti-capitalist? And where is anti-capitalism going - if anywhere? Simon Tormey explores ...

NHS SOS

how the NHS was betrayed. And how we can save it

In March 2012 the Coalition government passed into law a devastating assault on the NHS. Doctors, unions, the media, even politicians who claimed to be stalwart defenders failed to protect it from stealth privatization and dismemberment. This summer, those reforms will be felt by patients ...

One step ahead

private equity and hedge funds after the global financial crisis

Never has there been such an appetite and desire to understand the financial institutions that govern us. But despite dominating international headlines, alternative investment vehicles, including private equity and hedge funds remain elusive, with few able to explain their success. In this accessible and timely ...

The great tax robbery

how Britain became a tax haven for fat cats and big business

Investigative journalist and former tax-inspector Richard Brooks makes a mockery of government promises to "crack" the problem of tax avoidance. Discover why thousands of British state schools and NHS hospitals are owned by shell companies based in offshore tax havens; how "British" companies like Vodafone ...

Anthropology

a beginner's guide

The first introductory guide to explore both biological and cultural approaches to the study of humanity, from the origin of our species, to universal traits, to the vast range of sacred rituals.. Covering key study topics, including communication and hierarchy, social and personal identity, rites ...

Philosophy

a beginner's guide

Philosophy, the "love of wisdom", is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world. Through it, we seek to answer the most fundamental questions of all: How do we know what we know? Does God exist? How should we live our lives ...

The oil kings

how the U.S., Iran and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East

Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal ...

Bernie Madoff, the wizard of lies

inside the infamous $65 billion swindle

Since news broke of Bernie Madoff's world-circling $65 billion Ponzi scheme, many have speculated about how he did it. But no reporter has been able to get the full story - until now. Based on award-winning reporter Diana Henriques' unprecedented access to Madoff, including extensive ...

The shadow market

how sovereign wealth funds secretly dominate the global economy

The most potent force in global finance today isn't Wall Street, the multinational banks, or the G7 countries. In this brilliant and startling investigation, Eric J. Weiner uncovers the real leaders guiding our shaky recovery from the financial crisis. Taking advantage of liquidity problems ...

The oil kings

how the U.S., Iran and Saudi Arabaia changed the balance of power in the Middle East

Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal ...

Libya

from colony to revolution

Skilfully navigating Libya's eventful past, this fully updated edition of Ronald Bruce St John's authoritative work includes an in-depth examination of the 2011 rebellion that finally put an end to over 40 years of Qadaffi's authoritarian rule. From early Greek settlements to ...