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The bestselling author of Crisis Economics argues that we are heading toward the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes, unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats. Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed ”Dr. Doom,” until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great…
The seventh book in the Sunday Times bestselling, award-winning, Slough House series, featuring Mick Herron’s much loved band of disgraced spies and their notorious leader, Jackson Lamb, ’the most fascinating and irresistible thriller series hero to emerge since Jack Reacher’ (Sunday Times)
’A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used’ John Kay
How do mathematical models shape our world – and how can we harness their power for good?
Models are at the centre of everything we do. Whether we use them or are simply affected by them, they act as…
’This is the book we’ve been waiting for – the one Nick’s legacy deserves and so badly needs. Richard Morton Jack has reconstructed Nick’s life with great sensitivity and care, and in remarkable detail. It is a biography to be treasured’ Joe Boyd
In 1968 Nick Drake had everything to…
An insightful, hilarious, and compulsively readable novel about a complicated friendship between two women who are at two very different stages in life, from the best-selling author of Maine and The Engagements.
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
’A beautiful, brilliant, lively book that weaves together fascinating and moving examples with thoughtful analysis. Both heartfelt and rigorous, entertaining and scholarly, Before We Were Trans invites us to expand our sense of communities – past and present – in welcoming ways, rather than…
Jamesina Ross is long finished with men. But one night a stranger seeking lodgings knocks on the door of her tenement flat. He doesn’t recognise her, but she remembers him at once. Not that she plans to mention it. She has no intention of trusting anyone enough to let herself be vulnerable again.
A lifetime ago…
Who are you? Why are you, you? What kind of person do you want to be?
You Are A Global Citizen challenges us to take a deeper look at our role as global citizens, from the armchair traveller to the frequent flyer and everyone in between, providing a springboard for us to understand the world and other cultures by first…
DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS.THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAIN
His face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, he’s a figurehead as much as a man, symbolic of things larger than himself: of scientific progress, of the human mind, even of the age.…
The full life of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the twentieth century, with a Foreword by his sister Gabrielle Drake.
For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards success, YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY is the concise, crystal clear companion which will keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. In one hundred exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and…
Though many have never heard her name, Alice Prin – Kiki de Montparnasse – was the icon of 1920s Paris. She captivated as a ground-breaking nightclub performer, wrote a bestselling memoir, sold out exhibitions of her paintings, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Peggy Guggenheim,…
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE’Thrilling’ Daily Mail’Gripping’…
A Financial Times Economics Book of the YearA Times Business Book of the YearA Sunday Independent (Ireland) Book of the Year
’People who like horror films will love this book’ Financial Times
’Forewarned is forearmed. Read and pay attention’ Martin Wolf
’Not only will the reader be better…
A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.
Hailed as the ”first freedom,” free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat.In Free…
Kategorier: Affärsutveckling Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management Företagsekonomi och management
’A hymn to deviance and ”scrappiness” and a rich repository of stories . . . Entertaining’ Financial Times
’Original and inspiring’ Olivier Sibony, bestselling co-author of Noise
’Helps us live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives’ Jenn Lim, CEO and co-founder…
Where’s the common sense? During the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSA is allowing passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. You need a chainsaw to pry open your new pair of headphones from their package. Your eighth Zoom meeting of…
*A Slough House Christmas short story from the Sunday Times number one bestseller of BAD ACTORS.*Here in Slough House, the intelligence service’s home for inept spies, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
Roddy Ho is used to being the one the slow horses turn to when they need miracles performed,…
’Magnificent. A vivid and authoritative biography . . . a vibrant portrait of an entire world’ Kyle Harper
’A stunning tour de force, Sarris brings one of history’s most momentous dramas back to life’ Walter Scheidel
In this groundbreaking new biography of Justinian, Peter Sarris gives us…
Kategorier: Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management Företagsekonomi och management Management och företagsledning Management: ledarskap och motivation
Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. Now The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials, focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as a manager and business leader.
The 12-Week MBA’s unique…
Bundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta’s world upside down.
A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a…
Kategorier: Antropologi Kulturantropologi och socialantropologi Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociologi och antropologi
A Spectator Book of the Year’Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital’ Literary Review’A terrific storyteller’ New York Times’Exceptional . . . tender and beautifully written’ Country LifeThe groundbreaking story of Nomadic peoples on the move across…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser
’What will we find in the uncut grass?
’It depends on what we’re looking for.’
From the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime – in collaboration with visionary artist Christopher Myers – comes a fable about a young child’s journey into the world beyond the shadow of home,…
Set amidst the unforgettable sights and smells of 18th and 19th Century Paris, Elixir tells the story of Edouard Laugier and Auguste Laurent, the son of a perfumer and a fellow aspiring chemist, who met on the Left Bank while pursuing their passion for science. Spurned by the scientific establishment of the time, the…
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous…
*Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*
’The new king of the spy thriller’ Mail on Sunday
From the Intelligence Service purgatory that is Slough House, where disgraced spies are sent to see out the dregs of their careers, Jackson Lamb is on his way to Oxford, where a former spook has turned up dead on…
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR AND THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
From one of the world’s leading economists, a sweeping new history of the twentieth century – a…
A provocative debunking of accepted economic wisdom which offers a new pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy.
Confronted by the devastating trends of the early twenty-first century – widening inequality, environmental destruction, and millions of workers stuck in precarious, soul destroying work –…
The basis for KILLING EVE, now a major BBC TV series, starring Sandra Oh and Jodie ComerOn the run together, Eve Polastri and the psychopathic Villanelle take refuge in the underworld of St Petersburg. But the Twelve are closing in, as are the Russian security services. As the chess-game intensifies, and the grip of…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
’A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information – and misinformation’ Yuval Noah Harari
’An immediate classic of Holocaust literature . . .
I literally could not put it down’ Antony Beevor
’Awe inspiring, exciting and poignant,…
Kategorier: Föroreningar och miljöhot Geovetenskap, geografi, miljö och samhällsplanering Klimatförändringar Miljön
A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws.
’I breathed in stories, as soon as I breathed in air. Sometimes I think I wasn’t born, but I just came out of an ink blot.’
As well as her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel long contributed to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from her own life and illuminating the world as she…
Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic. New Yorkers is a grand portrait of the irrepressible city and a hymn to the vitality and resilience of its people. Craig Taylor spent years meeting New Yorkers – rich and…