After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win It Back (Schor Juliet)(Pevná vazba)

After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win It Back (Schor Juliet)(Pevná vazba)

Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year, 2020 Porchlight Business Book AwardsA Publishers Weekly Fall 2020 Big Indie BookThe dark side of the gig economy (Uber, Airbnb, etc.) and how to make it equitable for the users and workers most exploited. When the 'sharing economy' launched a decade

The Gentrification of the Internet: How to Reclaim Our Digital Freedom (Lingel Jessa)(Pevná vazba)

How we lost control of the internet--and how to win it back. The internet has become a battleground. Although it was unlikely to live up to the hype and hopes of the 1990s, only the most skeptical cynics could have predicted the World Wide Web as we know it today: commercial, isolating, and full

Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy (Shenker-Osorio Anat)(Pevná vazba)

After everything that's happened, how is it possible that conservatives still win debates about the economy? Time and again the right wins over voters by claiming that their solutions are only common sense, even as their tired policies of budgetary sacrifice and corporate plunder both create and

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back - Neil Gaiman

HOW THE MARQUIS GOT HIS COAT BACK is a Neil Gaiman Short Story. It is a short story set in the same world as Gaiman's first novel, Neverwhere. It was originally written for a short-story collection edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Natural Wine for the People: What It Is, Where to Find It, How to Love It (Feiring Alice)(Pevná vazba)

A compact illustrated guide to the emerging and enormously popular category of natural wine, a style that focuses on minimal intervention, lack of additives, and organic and biodynamic growing methods. Today, wine is more favored and consumed that it's ever been in the United States--and

Secrets of the Sommeliers: How to Think and Drink Like the World's Top Wine Professionals (Parr Rajat)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating exploration of the inside world of sommeliers, sharing their unique perspectives, extensive expertise, and best stories. Rajat Parr's profound knowledge of wines, deep relationships with producers, and renowned tasting abilities have made him a legend in the business. As wine director

Blind Man's Brexit - How the EU Took Control of Brexit (Stourton Edward)(Pevná vazba)

The inside story of the Brexit negotiations - from the EU side, showing how and why the UK got it so badly

American Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us (Bromwich David)(Pevná vazba)

How Trump got to the Oval Office--and how both parties and the mainstream media are keeping him thereDonald Trump's residency in the White House is not an accident of American history, and it can't be blamed on a single cause. In American Breakdown, David Bromwich provides an essential analysis of

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes (Schiff Peter D.)(Pevná vazba)

How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration, humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert and bestselling author of Crash Proof, Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature 'take

Fightback: How to Win in the Digital Economy with Platforms, Ventures and Entrepreneurs (Staeritz Felix)(Pevná vazba)

The era of digitalization threatens the very core of business as usual for established corporations. We are at a critical time for most incumbent companies, as existing business models are failing, and corporations struggle to adapt to technological change. Current approaches often appear

How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing (Field Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

The dramatic personal story of Anthony Field, founder and costar of the world's most popular children's musical group, The WigglesWith their distinctive look, catchy music, and upbeat message, the Wiggles have performed their way into the hearts and homes of millions of kids and their parents

Back to Nature - How to Love Life - and Save It (Packham Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Optimistic field notes from the new normal for

Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be (Coyle Diane)(Pevná vazba)

How economics needs to change to keep pace with the twenty-first century and the digital economy Digital technology, big data, big tech, machine learning, and AI are revolutionizing both the tools of economics and the phenomena it seeks to measure, understand, and shape. In Cogs and Monsters, Diane

Game Changers: How a Team of Underdogs and Scientists Discovered What It Takes to Win (Medeiros Joo)(Pevná vazba)

In Game Changers we meet the coaches and sports scientists who rethink how sport is analyzed and understood, how athletes train and perform under pressure. In Liverpool in the 1980s, a motley group - a mathematician, a physiologist, a psychologist and a former Olympic basketball player - began to

Automania (Kinchin Juliet)(Pevná vazba)

How motor vehicles reshaped the way people lived, worked and played in the 20th century, and their enduring influence on the built environmentDrawing on the wealth of automobile-related design, art and architecture in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Automania takes an in-depth look at

How to Win Friends and Influence People (Carnegie Dale)(Paperback)

You can go after the job you want--and get it! You can take the job you have--and improve it! You can take any situation--and make it work for you! Dale Carnegie's rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. One of the

Winning Wars: The Enduring Nature and Changing Character of Victory from Antiquity to the 21st Century (Strohn Matthias)(Pevná vazba)

What does it mean to win a war? How does this differ from a simple military victory? How have different cultures and societies answered these questions through history, and how can we apply these lessons?When considering how a war might be 'won', there are three big ideas that underpin how success

How to Play and Win at Chess: History, Rules, Skills and Tactics (Saunders John)(Pevná vazba)

The history, greatest games, famous players, and how to play: terminology, rules of the game, skills, opening strategies and endgames, game plans and tips for success, with over 700 illustrations This expertly presented book tells you everything you need to know about chess. All the pieces and

The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy (Page Scott)(Pevná vazba)

How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people think What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right thing to do in order to make society more integrated and just? What if diversity can also improve the bottom line of

How to Win Friends & Influence People (Carnegie Dale)(Mass Market Paperbound)

You can go after the job you want--and get it You can take the job you have--and improve it You can take any situation--and make it work for you Dale Carnegie's rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. One of the

The Very, Very Rich and How They Got That Way: The Spectacular Success Stories of 15 Men Who Made It to the Very Very Top (Gunther Max)(Paperback)

Max Gunther's classic study of the super rich - now back in a new edition.The Very, Very Rich and How They Got That Way provides revealing insights into the intriguing world of big money, recounting the spectacular success stories of 15 people who made it to the very, very top.In 1972, Max Gunther

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure (Rocco John)(Pevná vazba)

Fighting Sleep: The War for the Mind and the Us Military (Nudelman Franny)(Pevná vazba)

How the military used sleep as a weapon--and how soldiers fought back On April 21, 1971, hundreds of Vietnam veterans fell asleep on the National Mall, wondering whether they would be arrested by daybreak. Veterans had fought the courts for the right to sleep in public while demonstrating against

How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others (Luhrmann T. M.)(Pevná vazba)

The hard work required to make god real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people--as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the