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In The Kinfolk Entrepreneur, author Nathan Williams introduces readers to 40 creative business owners around the globe, offering an inspiring, in-depth look behind the scenes of their lives and their companies. Pairing insightful interviews with striking images of these men and women and their works...

The definitive history of neoliberal monetary thoughtBased on new archival sources, Freedom for Capital, Not People tells the story of how the Mont Pèlerin Society transformed the world economy. Founded in 1947 by economist Friedrich von Hayek, by the turn of the 1970s the society commanded influen...

From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, comes a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the most infamous stock market crash in historyIn 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would re...

The brilliant autobiography from the ‘saviour of Nike’If you’re a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you’ve watched Air you saw Matt Damon’s portrayal of the man who discovered Michael Jordan and how he revolutionized the payment structure of endorsements for athletes. Le...

Walter Isaacson's "enthralling" (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder. Based on more than forty interviews with conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has writ...

Branko Milanovic is best known as one of the world’s leading experts on global inequality. But he is also an unusually wide-ranging and penetrating commentator on subjects across economics and beyond, in politics, history, and culture. This book brings together his most searching, provocative, and...

From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the TowerIn his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the ...

Do big government debts and fast rates of adding to them threaten our collective well-being? In this groundbreaking analysis, Ray Dalio, one of the greatest investors of our time and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles, shares the reasons behind his fears for the US debt markets, ...

Capitalism produces crises and crises reproduce capitalism. We need an ecosocialist way outIf crisis defines our era, we need a coherent socialist policy in response. Ståle Holgersen delves into today’s economic and ecological crises to demonstrate that they are not exceptions to an otherwise fun...

How do we manage to transition to a more sustainable world without the collapse of the economy?Capitalism has brought about many positive things. At the same time, however, it is ruining the climate and the environment, so that humanity's very existence is now at risk. 'Green growth' is supposed to ...

Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs deciding whether to sell their company—full of personal stories, practical advice and fascinating insights into some of the most impactful products and people of the 20th century.Each quick 5-20 pag...

The groundbreaking international best-seller that turns everything you think about money, debt, and society on its head—from the “brilliant, deeply original political thinker" David Graeber (Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me)Before there was money, there was debt. For more than ...

The high-wire true story of the millionaire trader, who won the finance game and then blew it wide open'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around?'Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London...

'Fantastic' - Cal Newport'A bold vision. lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning' - Adam GrantWorkers across all demographics, industries, and socioeconomic levels report exhaustion, burnout, and the wish for more meaningful lives.Drawing on years of research, Brigid Schulte tra...

A beginner's guide to building better money habits.Money makes the world go round, but what happens when you have none?Te Kahukura Boynton is Maori Millionaire, and her debut book is here to help. Learn how to heal your money mindset, find better strategies for managing your finances and start your ...

The real story behind the mercurial Masayoshi Son, who has three times lost and made tens of billions of dollarsGambling Man is the biography of one of the world's least known but most consequential investors. Japan's Masayoshi Son has made and lost several fortunes, investing or controlling assets ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk-and the players raising the stakeIn the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book...

One of the most deeply ingrained beliefs of our age is that perpetual economic growth is the solution to most, if not all, of society''s problems. In Slow Down or Die, French economist Timothée Parrique brilliantly challenges this myth, demonstrating how producing more won''t solve climate change, ...

Sometimes the only way to be right is to get comfortable with being wrong.Most startup advice is dangerously misguided. The mythology of the lone genius founder, the obsession with capital raising and the theatre of startup ecosystems lead countless ventures astray.Drawing on two decades at the hear...

Wankernomics is the hilarious must-have handbook for anyone who has ever had to endure the buzzwords, bureaucracy and bullsh t of the modern working world.Written by comedians James Schloeffel and Charles Firth, this business self-help guide teaches readers how to outmanoeuvre their colleagues and c...

Coach George Raveling is a living icon in the fields of sport and leadership. His story begins in the 1930s, under the shadow of segregation, and stretches over eight decades of excellence and achievement against the odds. In this remarkable book, written with long-time friend and mentee Ryan Holida...

Barry Diller, one of America’s most successful businessmen, reveals himself here—his successes, failures, and struggles—with surprising candor and intimacy in a memoir rich in Hollywood lore and filled with business acumen.Writing in his singular voice, Barry Diller delivers an astute business...

'This is a book for evey woman. Optimistic and hopeful.' PHILIPPA GREGORY'A passionate, provocative case for change.' ADAM GRANTIT'S NOT IN YOUR HEAD. IT'S IN THE DATA.To be a woman today is to be overwhelmed from every angle. The data proves that the odds are still stacked against us - biologically...

A riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the New Space Age, chronicling Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX, Jeff Bezos's resurgent Blue Origin, and the high-stakes, grit-fuelled global battle to push humankind further into the cosmos.A fleet of modern rockets among the most powerful in the world. A lunar lan...