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 | The Big Short: Film Tie-inFrom the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short is master storyteller Michael Lewis`s outrageous tale of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to ...... |
 | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingThis book is all about those moments when we `know` something without knowing why. Here Malcolm Gladwell, one of the world`s most original thinkers, explores the phenomenon of `blink`, showing how a snap judgement can be far more effective than ...... |
 | 60 Seconds and You`re Hired!60 Seconds & You`re Hired! has already helped thousands of job seekers get their dream jobs by excelling in crucial interviews. America`s top job search expert Robin Ryan draws on her 20 years as a career counselor, 30 years of direct hiring, ...... |
 | Class in a Capitalist Society: A Study of Contemporary BritainThe notion that class inequality has been steadily diminishing is a myth. In Britain, as in other western capitalist countries, class structures and therefore class divisions are both deeply rooted and pervasive. In other words, and contrary to ...... |
 | Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral EconomicsWhy are we more likely to forgo the opportunity to sell a Ј100 bottle of wine rather than actually taking money out our wallet to pay for it, when ultimately the "opportunity cost" of doing so is the same? Why would the "endowment effect" mean ...... |
 | Antifragile: Things That Gain from DisorderNassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots ...... |
 | Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar… Understanding Philosophy Thorough JokesOutrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors-and born vaudevillians-Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPRs Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully ...... |
 | The Big ShortFrom the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, "The Big Short" is master storyteller Michael Lewis`s outrageous tale of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to ...... |
 | Bacardi y la larga lucha por CubaEn 1862, Facundo Bacard? aposto por crear en Cuba una pequena destiler?a de ron, una bebida que hasta entonces solo consum?an marineros y obreros. Pronto el ron Bacard? se convertir?a en la bebida favorita de la isla y quedar?a ligado a la ...... |
 | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableIn the wake of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the quagmire in Iraq, and other apparently unexpected disasters, it seems reasonable to wonder about our stunted powers of prediction. Couldn`t we have foreseen these debacles and others and taken steps to ...... |
 | The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the WorldNiall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What`s more, Ferguson reveals financial ...... |
 | The Contest of the CenturyBy sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. China`s rise has now entered a critical new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable economic heft into a larger role on the world ...... |
 | When to Rob a BankWhy don`t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken? Over the past decade, Steven D.Levitt and Stephen J.Dubner have published more than 8000 blog posts on ...... |
 | The Great DegenerationThe decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today, it seems: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations, anti-social behaviour. But what exactly is amiss with Western ...... |
 | Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked AgeCombining the deft social analysis of WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM with the optimistic arguments of EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD FOR YOU, New York Times bestselling author and one of the most inspiring visionaries of contemporary culture, Steven ...... |
 | How to Write Better EnglishThe "Penguin Writers` Guides" series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these ...... |
 | BoomerangIn "Boomerang" Michael Lewis, the international bestselling author of "The Big Short", "Liars` Poker", "The Blind Side" and "Moneyball", turns his trademark wit to the subject of how the financial meltdown hit us all in the face. Right now, ...... |
 | All You Need To Know About The Music BusinessThe past two decades have seen file-sharing technology and digital streaming services transform the music business from top to bottom, and the changes keep coming at breakneck speed. How are record labels adapting to the demand for instantly ...... |
 | Stuffocation: Living More with LessIn this brilliant and original book, James Wallman explains and analyses why Stuffocation is the most pressing problem of our time - and then goes in search of its solution. On the way, he goes down the halls of the Elysee Palace with Nicolas ...... |
 | Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of FinanceRenowned economist Nouriel Roubini electrified the financial community by predicting the current crisis before others in his field saw it coming. This myth-shattering book reveals the methods he used to foretell the current crisis and shows how ...... |
 | The Map and the Territory 2.0: Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of ForecastingLike all of us, though few so visibly, Alan Greenspan was forced by the financial crisis of 2008 to question some fundamental assumptions about risk management and economic forecasting. How had our models so utterly failed us? Virtually every ...... |
 | 23 Things They Don`t Tell You About CapitalismIn this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us the truth about how the world really works, including: there`s no such thing as a free market; the washing machine has changed lives more than the ...... |
 | Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free ProductivityIn today`s world, yesterday`s methods just don`t work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people ...... |
 | The Enlightened Economy: Britain and the Industrial Revolution: 1700-1850Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? And what explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way? In the years between the Glorious Revolution and the ...... |
 | Blink: The Power of Thinking without ThinkingIntuition is often presented as the opposite of structured achievement. There are people who intuit the answer to a problem, and there are those who work it out the long and hard way. This distinction is false: intuitive facilities turn out to ...... |
 | The Price of InequalityThe social impacts of inequality are now increasingly understood - higher crime, health problems and mental illness, lower educational achievements and life expectancy. But what are the causes of inequality, why is it growing so rapidly and what ...... |
 | The End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen in Our LifetimeJeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years` experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Marrying vivid storytelling with acute analysis, he sets the stage by drawing a conceptual ...... |
 | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingThis book is all about those moments when we `know` something without knowing why. Here Malcolm Gladwell, one of the world`s most original thinkers, explores the phenomenon of `blink`, showing how a snap judgement can be far more effective than ...... |
 | Globalization and Its DiscontentsOur world is changing. Globalization is not working. It is hurting those it was meant to help. And now, the tide is turning... Explosive and shocking, "Globalization and Its Discontents" is the bestselling expose of the all-powerful ...... |
 | The CurveIn the digital age everyone struggles to answer one question: how do I get people to pay when so much is tree? The answer is The Curve. Whatever business or creative field you are in, Nicholas Lovell`s startling book encourages you to embrace ...... |
 | Great Degeneration, TheThe decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, ageing populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western civilization? The answer, Niall Ferguson ...... |
 | What Next?Globalisation, energy, international crime, Weapons of Mass Destruction, nuclear proliferation, small arms proliferation, international drugs trafficking, climate change, water shortage, migration, epidemic disease, the fraying of the nation ...... |
 | The Signal and the NoiseFrom the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. The rise of `big data` has the potential to help us predict the future, yet much of it is misleading and ...... |
 | Design as ArtHow do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all ...... |
 | Winning ArgumentsEveryone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, and most definitely our families. With all the wisdom of the ages, from Aristotle and Stalin to Yoda and Monty Python, Winning Arguments will show you ...... |
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