1 How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions (Paperback)
| Format: | Paperback 368 pages |
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| Published: | 04/10/2004 |
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An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen's Sunday... Read more
2 Lords of Finance: 1929, the Great Depression, and the Bankers Who Broke the World (Paperback)
| Format: | Paperback 576 pages |
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| Published: | 16/05/2009 |
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Tells the story of individuals - their ambitions, limitations and human nature - which lie at the heart of global catastrophe. This book features... Read more
3 Frames of War: When Is LIfe Grievable? (Paperback)
| Format: | Paperback 192 pages |
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| Published: | 01/08/2010 |
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The media's portrayal of state violence has saturated our understanding of human life, and has led to the exploitation and abandonment of whole... Read more
4 The Men Who Stare at Goats (Paperback)
by Jon Ronson
| Format: | Paperback 288 pages |
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| Published: | 06/11/2009 |
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Now a major film staring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey and Goat. Read more
5 The Great Crash 1929 (Paperback)
by John Kenneth Galbraith, John Kenneth Galbraith
| Format: | Paperback 240 pages |
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| Published: | 29/10/2009 |
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Examines the causes, effects, and long-term consequences of America's infamous financial meltdown, showing how rampant speculation and blind... Read more
6 The World is Flat: The Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century (Paperback)
| Format: | Paperback 672 pages |
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| Published: | 05/07/2007 |
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Explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the developments in global communication. The author discusses the annoyance and dangers of... Read more
7 The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (Paperback)
by Matt Ridley
| Format: | Paperback 464 pages |
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| Published: | 31/03/2011 |
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Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. Read more
8 Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive (Paperback)
| Format: | Paperback 608 pages |
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| Published: | 30/06/2011 |
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What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya... Read more
9 Them and Us: Changing Britain - Why We Need a Fair Society (Paperback)
by Will Hutton
| Format: | Paperback 464 pages |
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| Published: | 16/06/2011 |
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* An incisive look at how our society has fragmented into inequality and how to address this most crucial blight on our times, out now in paperback Read more
10 The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity (Paperback)
| Format: | Paperback 1056 pages |
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| Published: | 04/10/2012 |
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Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim... Read more
