Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World (Griffin David Ray)(Paperback)

Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World (Griffin David Ray)(Paperback)

Was America's response to the 9/11 attacks at the root of today's instability and terror? Because of various factors, including climate change, ISIS, the war in Syria, the growing numbers of immigrants, and the growing strength of fascist parties in Europe, commentators have increasingly been

Unsnarling the World-Knot (Griffin David Ray)(Paperback)

The mind-body problem, which Schopenhauer called the world-knot, has been a central problem for philosophy since the time of Descartes. Among realists--those who accept the reality of the physical world--the two dominant approaches have been dualism and materialism, but there is a growing consensus

The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World (Silber William L.)(Paperback)

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (Bornstein David)(Paperback)

Now published in more than twenty countries, David Bornstein's How to Change the World has become the bible for social entrepreneurship--in which men and women around the world are finding innovative solutions to a wide variety of social and economic problems. Whether delivering solar energy to

Moneyland - Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back (Bullough Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge and Manhattan, something has gone wrong with the workings of the

What if Latin America Ruled the World? - How the South Will Take the North into the 22nd Century (Guardiola-Rivera Oscar)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful and persuasive look at Latin America past and

The Ten Equations that Rule the World : And How You Can Use Them Too - David Sumpter

This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in fact. They are integral to everything from investment banking to betting companies and social media giants. And they can help you to increase your chance of success, guard against financial loss, live more healthily

Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World (Wolmar Christian)(Paperback)

The opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. Within the course of a decade, tracks were being laid as far afield as Australia and Cuba, and by the outbreak of World War I, the United States alone boasted over a quarter of a million miles

Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World (Escobar Arturo)(Paperback)

How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on development actually create the so-called Third World? And what will happen when development

Colossus - The Rise and Fall of the American Empire (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback / softback)

Is America the new world empire? Presidents from Lincoln to Bush may have denied it but, this book shows, the US is in many ways the greatest imperial power of all time. This title reveals, is an empire running on empty, weakened by chronic defecits of money, manpower and political

To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq (Draper Robert)(Paperback)

'The detailed, nuanced, gripping account of that strange and complex journey offered in Robert Draper's To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq is essential reading--now, especially now . . . Draper's account is] one for the ages . . . A must-read for all who care about

When Money Destroys Nations: How Hyperinflation Ruined Zimbabwe, How Ordinary People Survived, and Warnings for Nations that Print Money (Haslam Philip)(Paperback)

Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the major governments of the world have resorted to printing vast sums of money to pay national debts and bail out banks. The warning signs are clear, and the collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar in 2009 after years of rampant money printing is a frightening

Curationism - How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else (Balzer David)(Paperback / softback)

A criticism of the saturation of the 'curator' in art, business and everyday

Ireland and America: Empire, Revolution, and Sovereignty (Griffin Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Looking at America through the Irish prism and employing a comparative approach, leading and emerging scholars of early American and Atlantic history interrogate anew the relationship between imperial reform and revolution in Ireland and America, offering fascinating insights into the imperial

Battered Latin America (Consuegra David)(Paperback)

Textures and palimpsests of the politicalScratched, scarified and incised photographs depict the grim physical reality of decades of political struggle across various locales in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Cuba and

The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World (Silber William L.)(Pevná vazba)

How silver influenced two hundred years of world history, and why it matters todayThis is the story of silver's transformation from soft money during the nineteenth century to hard asset today, and how manipulations of the white metal by American president Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1930s and

How to Be Invisible: Lyrics (Bush Kate)(Pevná vazba)

Selected and arranged by the author, with an expansive introduction by the novelist David Mitchell, How To Be Invisible presents the lyrics of Kate Bush for the first time in a beautiful cloth-bound Faber

Dreams and Destiny: Dream Interpretation, Runes, Tarot, I Ching (Barrett David V.)(Paperback)

This title studies the world of dreams, their meanings, the symbols they may contain, and how we can use them to access our subconscious. Ancient methods of divining dreams, including runes, I Ching and Tarot, are explained and instructions are given on how to use them to interpret your own

Cruising the Dead River: David Wojnarowicz and New York's Ruined Waterfront (Anderson Fiona)(Paperback)

In the 1970s, Manhattan's west side waterfront was a forgotten zone of abandoned warehouses and piers. Though many saw only blight, the derelict neighborhood was alive with queer people forging new intimacies through cruising. Alongside the piers' sexual and social worlds, artists produced work

The Lost Colony of the Templars: Verrazano's Secret Mission to America (Sora Steven)(Paperback)

Reveals the existence of a Templar colony in the New World and how the explorer Verrazano, also a member of a secret society, attempted to reestablish contact with it - Explores Columbus's connection to Henry Sinclair's maps of the New World - Examines the secret alliance of Catholic Sulpicians and

Free Outside: A Trek Against Time and Distance (Garmire Jeff)(Paperback)

Exhausted and emotionally ruined from the fast-paced life in the finance world, Jeff Garmire walked into the woods in the middle of winter to begin an 8,000-mile backpacking journey. His goal over the next eight months was to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental

Range - How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Epstein David)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful argument for how to succeed in any field: develop broad interests and skills while everyone around you is rushing to specialize.From the '10,000 hours rule' to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of

How to Be an Adult in Love: Letting Love in Safely and Showing It Recklessly (Richo David)(Paperback)

How to let love into our lives, and how to express that love to the world at large--the latest from a best-selling author. We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It's nothing other than the purpose of our lives--but knowing that doesn't make it easy

We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves (Cheney-Lippold John)(Paperback)

What identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist itAlgorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we