The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (Graeber David)(Paperback)

The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (Graeber David)(Paperback)

From the author of the international bestseller Debt: The First 5,000 Years comes a revelatory account of the way bureaucracy rules our lives Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to spend so much of our time filling out forms? And is it

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Graeber David)(Paperback)

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt--'a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate' (Slate)--a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs...and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?

The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work (Alvesson Mats)(Paperback)

Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar (Graeber David)(Paperback)

Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeber arrived for fieldwork at the height of tensions attributed to a disastrous communal ordeal two years earlier. As Graeber uncovers the layers of

The Psychology of Stupidity (Marmion Jean-Francois)(Paperback)

At last, stupidity explained And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James, and Ryan Holiday 'We need books like this one.' --Steven Pinker And so I proclaim, o idiots of every stripe and morons of

Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia - David Graeber

'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-selling Dawn of Everything' Amitav GhoshThe Enlightenment did not begin in Europe. Its true origins

Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients (Childress David Hatcher)(Paperback)

Childress opens the door to the amazing world of ancient technology, from the computers of the ancient world to the 'flying machines of the gods'. The book explores the technology that was allegedly used in Atlantis and the theory that the great pyramid of Egypt was originally a gigantic power

Watchers - A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I (Alford Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen Alford Elizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a 'Jezebel' and heretic who had to be destroyed. This title is a portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen;

Shock Of The Old - Technology and Global History since 1900 (Edgerton David)(Paperback / softback)

The Utopia Reader (Claeys Gregory)(Paperback)

The Utopia Reader compiles primary texts from a variety of authors and movements in the history of theorizing utopias. Utopianism is defined as the various ways of imagining, creating, or analyzing the ways and means of creating an ideal or alternative society. Prominent writers and scholars across

Great Successor - The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un (Fifield Anna)(Paperback / softback)

The Great Successor is an irreverent yet insightful quest to understand the life of Kim Jong Un, one of the world's most secretive dictators. Kim's life is swathed in myth and propaganda, from the plainly silly--he supposedly ate so much Swiss cheese that his ankles gave way--to the grimly bloody

Grandad's Secret Giant (Litchfield David)(Paperback / softback)

A GIANT story of belonging and friendship from David Litchfield, author of the Waterstones-Prize winning The Bear and the

Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology (Graeber David)(Paperback)

Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy - everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of

Stupidity (Ronell Avital)(Paperback)

In Stupidity Avital Ronell explores the fading empire of cognition, modulating stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant. Drawing on a range of writers including Dostoevsky, Schlegel, Musil, and Wordsworth, Stupidity investigates ignorance,

Secret Purposes (Baddiel David)(Paperback / softback)

Brilliantly accomplished and critically acclaimed novel of Nazi Germany and the plight of internees in wartime Britain by writer and comedian David

Rule of Three (Christie Agatha)(Paperback)

Rule of Three is a collection of the three short plays 'Afternoon At The Seaside, The Rats, ' and 'The

Primitive Technology II - Ancestral Skills (Wescott David)(Paperback)

The Stone Age is the common denominator of mankind, and through experimental archeology--the relearning and replication of ancient skills--we take a step of discovery and understanding into this rich past. In this collection, drawn from the pages of the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, learn to

The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law (Meierhenrich Jens)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law introduces students, scholars, and practitioners to the theory and history of the rule of law, one of the most frequently invoked-and least understood-ideas of legal and political thought and policy practice. It offers a comprehensive re-assessment by

Melric and the Crown (McKee David)(Paperback)

It's time for the yearly Ceremony of the Crown, where the King proves his right to rule. But something strange is going on: the King's crown keeps going missing Can Melric get to the bottom of this royal riddle before the King and his crown are put to the

Utopia Avenue - The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller (Mitchell David)(Paperback / softback)

Utopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss, guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet and jazz drummer Griff Griffin together created a unique sound, with lyrics that captured

de Valera: Rule 1932-1975 (McCullagh David)(Pevná vazba)

In this, the concluding volume of David McCullagh's monumental new biography of the revolutionary and statesman, we join de Valera in 1932 as he takes the reins of power in the first Fianna Fail government and follow him as he confronts one challenge after another - the Economic War, the drafting

The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future (Jasanoff Sheila)(Pevná vazba)

Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes

The Absurdity of Bureaucracy: How Implementation Works (Vohnsen Nina Holm)(Paperback)

The absurdity of bureaucracy is a contemporary implementation study that unveil how organisational complexity and inefficacy is fed and sustained by employees well-meant attempts and almost primal instinct to compensate for malfunctioning bureaucratic systems by repairing them, short-cutting them,

The Science and Technology of Dog Training (O'Heare James)(Paperback)

The Science and Technology of Dog Training is a manual for both students of dog training and established professionals, presenting basic through to advanced principles, strategies, and techniques in non-coercive dog training. No fads or proprietary 'one-true-way' 'systems.' Dog Training introduces