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Thinking historically

a guide to statecraft and strategy

A compelling and insightful argument for historical study as a way to understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world of decision-making It seems obvious that we should use history to improve policy. If we have a good understanding of the past, it should enable ...

American Contradiction

revolution and revenge from the 1950s to now

How did Americans come to elect Barack Obama-and then Donald Trump? Those choices capture what Paul Starr calls the American contradiction. The whole truth about America, Starr argues in this new history of the United States since the 1950s, has never been contained in one ...

Fallout

the inside story of America's failure to disarm North Korea

A behind-the-scenes look into why U.S. efforts to contain North Korea's nuclear capabilities have not worked For almost four decades, the United States has tried to stop North Korea's attempts to build nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them. Joel S ...

Do more in four

why it's time for a shorter workweek

An impassioned-and data-driven-case for a four-day workweek. The five-day workweek is a pillar of modern life, but it isn't backed by science, ancient wisdom, or divine decree. It's simply a relic of the industrial age-and it's time for an upgrade. What if ...

Powered by projects

leading your organization in the transformation age

Rewire your organization-and your leadership-for a world driven by projects. It's time to stop treating projects as side work. In the age of constant transformation, projects are the primary way organizations create value and accelerate innovation. In this new paradigm-the project economy-traditional agile approaches ...

The decline and fall of republican Afghanistan

A searing indictment of how Afghan elites and the Western powers pulled the rug on the Afghan people, abandoning them to their fate. The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was the result of declining active support for the government, and of waste and ...

Gulf to global

the rise of Qatar in conflict mediation

Charts Qatar's key role in shaping and determining diplomatic initiatives in Afghanistan, Gaza and elsewhere. This timely monograph chronicles how Qatar transformed itself into a broker of peace in some of the world's most intractable conflicts. In the early 2000s, Qatar made its ...

Far-right France

Le Pen, Bardella and the future of Europe

The story of the French far right's unstoppable rise--from the woes of a broken society to the powerful personalities upending the status quo. France's next presidential election is due by 2027 at the latest; and the far-right Rassemblement National is favoured to win ...

How to organize yourself

simple ways to take control, save time and work more efficiently

Dramatically improve the way you work with great tips on how to determine goals, prioritize tasks, overcome distractions; build positive work habits and adjusting to working at home. This fully updated 8th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips to ...

How to develop your presentation skills

inspire and inform with clarity and confidence

Provides step-by-step advice to prepare effectively and nail that presentation. This quick and easy guide provides a practical toolkit for developing a winning presentation and improving your confidence. Complete with case studies and expert input to help you avoid disaster, Develop Your Presentation Skills includes ...

Slavery and capitalism

a new Marxist history

The first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery. Karl Marx's writings on enslavement and labor have fallen out of favor among historians, but David McNally injects new life into them. Slavery and Capitalism gives the first systematic Marxist account of ...

Mother of capital

how rent gave birth to modernity

Rent, or unearned income, is a pervasive concept in contemporary economics. Economists of all stripes see today's global economy as riddled with harmful rents, but most deny these are intrinsic to capitalism, and insist they can be eliminated with the right policies. It begs ...

An introduction to schools of economic thought

Should economists be concerned with questions of morality? Can economic ideas be applied to social phenomena like crime? What even is economics? Ask an economist these questions and their answer will differ greatly depending on the school of economic thought to which they belong. This ...

Escape from capitalism

economics is political, and other liberating truths

Economics is sold as pure and apolitical: scientific, neutral, exact. This urgent book exposes its true role: to convince us there's no alternative to capitalism. We live in a world dominated by the dogma that austerity is necessary, unemployment natural, endless wars inevitable and ...

Chokepoints

how economic warfare is changing the world

Chokepoints is a gripping behind-the-scenes account of one of the most pivotal geopolitical shifts of our time. Drawing on extensive research, personal experience and interviews with key players, Edward Fishman, a former top US State Department official, takes us deep into the back rooms of ...

Al buen entendedor

Ensayos escogidos

Durante la última década, el nombre de Heaney ha dejado una impronta en el quehacer literario de numerosos escritores en lengua inglesa, pues su poesía es un fiel reflejo del espíritu de una nación en constante pugna. Pura López Colomé ha transmitido el eco de ...

Domina tu dinero

antes de que te domine a ti

Aprende a ahorrar, invertir y generar dinero: la guía práctica de educación financiera que te enseña a tomar el control de tus finanzas personales. ¿Existe la deuda buena y la deuda mala? ¿Por qué te cuesta tanto ahorrar? ¿Cómo elegir el banco que más te ...

La invención del agravio

Nacionalismo y crisis de la democracia española

Un análisis implacable que desarma la fábula del 'conflicto territorial' para revelar que la verdadera enfermedad que amenaza nuestra democracia no es otra que el propio nacionalismo. 'Los sueños independentistas se han convertido en la principal pesadilla política de España. Los únicos derechos históricos verdaderos ...

El arte de la prudencia

La sabiduría práctica necesaria para sobrevivir en un mundo competitivo. El arte de la prudencia resume en trescientas frases una buena parte de la sabiduría práctica que permite triunfar en un mundo cada vez más competitivo y hostil. Su brevedad y su modernísima organización en ...

Bukele, el rey desnudo

Contundente e informado perfil de Nayib Bukele, escrito desde el exilio. Un perfil del líder autoritario de El Salvador, el mandatario más popular de América en la última década: Nayib Bukele. Sarcástico cuando cabe y con una apuesta clara por la narración, Óscar Martínez retrata ...