Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? (Keen Steve)(Paperback)

Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? (Keen Steve)(Paperback)

The Great Financial Crash had cataclysmic effects on the global economy, and took conventional economists completely by surprise. Many leading commentators declared shortly before the crisis that the magical recipe for eternal stability had been found. Less than a year later, the biggest economic

Can Financial Markets Be Controlled? (Davies Howard)(Pevná vazba)

The Global Financial Crisis overturned decades of received wisdom on how financial markets work, and how best to keep them in check. Since then a wave of reform and re-regulation has crashed over banks and markets. Financial firms are regulated as never before. But have these measures been

The Age of Precarity: Endless Crisis as an Art of Government (Gentili Dario)(Paperback)

When Crisis Becomes the Norm: What Can We Do to Demand Change? Crisis dominates the present historical moment. The economy is in crisis, politics in both its past and present forms is in crisis and our own individual lives are in crisis, made vulnerable by the fluctuations of the labor market and

Firefighting - The Financial Crisis and its Lessons (Bernanke Ben S.)(Paperback / softback)

The primary architects of the response to the 2008 financial crisis offer a magnificent big-picture synthesis - from why it happened to where we are

Principles of Financial Regulation (Armour John)(Paperback)

The financial crisis of 2007-9 revealed serious failings in the regulation of financial institutions and markets, and prompted a fundamental reconsideration of the design of financial regulation. As the financial system has become ever-more complex and interconnected, the pace of evolution

Ecodharma, 1: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis (Loy David)(Paperback)

How can we respond urgently and effectively to the ecological crisis--and stay sane doing it? This landmark work is simultaneously a manifesto, a blueprint, a call to action, and a deep comfort for troubling times. David R. Loy masterfully lays out the principles and perspectives of Ecodharma--the

Future Ready (Morlidge Steve)(Pevná vazba)

The recent crisis in the financial markets has exposed serious flaws in management methods. The failure to anticipate and deal with the consequences of the unfolding collapse has starkly illustrated what many leaders and managers in business have known for years; in most organizations, the process

Communicating the Future: Solutions for Environment, Economy and Democracy (Bennett W. Lance)(Paperback)

We are facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. How can we communicate and act more effectively to make the political and economic changes required to survive within the life support capacities of our planet? This is the question at the heart of scholar W. Lance Bennett's much-anticipated

The Age of Low Tech: Towards a Technologically Sustainable Civilization (Bihouix Philippe)(Paperback)

As we face a profound environmental crisis, we often think that it can be overcome by smart systems and green innovations, but this is risky since increasingly complex technological solutions rely on less abundant materials.A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers

Can We Solve the Migration Crisis? (Bhabha Jacqueline)(Paperback)

Every minute 24 people are forced to leave their homes and over 65 million are currently displaced world-wide. Small wonder that tackling the refugee and migration crisis has become a global political priority. But can this crisis be resolved and if so, how? In this compelling essay, renowned

Road to Ruin - The Global Elites' Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis (Rickards James)(Paperback / softback)

Financial Spread Betting For Dummies (Dragomanovich Vanya)(Paperback / softback)

Keen to try your hand at financial spread betting? Perhaps you re already investing in shares and looking for other strategies to maximise your profits. Or maybe you ve just heard the buzz and want to find out what all the fuss is

Stress Test - Reflections on Financial Crises (Geithner Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes

A Crisis of Beliefs: Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility (Gennaioli Nicola)(Paperback)

How beliefs shape financial markets and expose the economy to major risksThe collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 caught markets and regulators by surprise. Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer walk readers through the unraveling of Lehman and the ensuing meltdown of the US financial

Ending Homelessness - Why We Haven't, How We Can(Paperback / softback)

Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary (Gregg Steve)(Paperback)

How can we understand the book of Revelation and its many interpretations? Four Views of Revelation: A Parallel Commentary covers the traditional views in an even-handed fashion. Four parallel columns present the information you need on these key views, and inform you about outstanding commentators

Touch Is Really Strange (Haines Steve)(Paperback)

Why can't we tickle ourselves? How can slow touch convey more powerful emotions than fast touch? How does touch shape our perception of the world? The latest addition to the Really Strange series, this science-based graphic comic addresses these questions and more, revealing the complexity of touch

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (Eisenstein Charles)(Paperback)

As seen on Oprah's SuperSoul Sunday In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are

ABC of Kindness (Hegarty Patricia)(Board book)

See all the ways in which we can be kind to one another - from A to

Socialism (Lamb Peter)(Paperback)

Socialism has made a dramatic comeback in the 21st century. In the wake of financial crisis, mounting inequality and social decay, it seems more relevant than ever. Nobody who seeks to understand contemporary politics can ignore it. In this book, leading scholar Peter Lamb identifies the key

Events and Sustainability (Holmes Kirsten)(Paperback)

Increasing concerns over climate and environmental change, the global economic and financial crisis and impacts on host communities, audiences, participants and destinations has reinforced the need for more sustainable approaches to events. Sustainability now features as part of the bid process for

Irrational Exuberance (Shiller Robert J.)(Paperback)

Why the irrational exuberance of investors hasn't disappeared since the financial crisisIn this revised, updated, and expanded edition of his New York Times bestseller, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, cautions that signs of irrational

A Companion in Crisis: A Modern Paraphrase of John Donne's Devotions (Yancey Philip)(Paperback)

Where Can We Turn?As the world entered a long dark night, Philip Yancey returned to a nearly 400-year-old manuscript for guidance. In it, he found a trustworthy companion for living through a global pandemic - or any other crisis. As Yancey says, 'Nothing had prepared me for John Donne's raw

In Another World with My Smartphone: Volume 11 (Fuyuhara Patora)(Paperback)

The population of Brunhild is booming, which can mean only one thing. Guards, guards! We need more guards! A mass call is set out. 'Knights Wanted: Apply Within!' But Touya might end up with more than he bargained for... Meanwhile, in the floating halls of Babylon, a certain resurrected doctor