The Handover by David Runciman
Category: Business / Politics
Does it matter if we are ceding power to AI? Especially if we have been there before. 'The Singularity' is what Silicon Valley calls the idea that, eventually, we will be overrun by machines that are able to take decisions and act for themselves. What no one says is that it happened before. A few hundr ...Show more
Agents of Influence by Mark Hollingsworth
Category: Business / Politics
There's no such thing as a former KGB man. Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an intelligence agency gone out of control, accountable to no one but itself and intent on subverting Western politics on a near-inconceivable scale. In 1985, 1,300 KGB officers were stationed in the USA. Th ...Show more
Good with Money - 8 Simple Steps to Ditch Your Debts, Grow Your Savings and Live Your Best Life by Lisa Dudson
Category: Business / Politics
An 8-step plan for getting to grips with your finances and achieving financial freedom-no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market (or your current financial situation) might be. These simple steps have helped Lisa's clients save money, pay off hundreds of thousands of dolla ...Show more
What They Still Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School by Mark H. McCormack
Category: Business / Politics
More timeless wisdom from the million-copy bestselling author.
The Holy Grail of Investing: The World's Greatest Investors Reveal Their Ultimate Strategies for Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins, Christopher Zook
Category: Business / Politics
Tony Robbins, who has coached more than fifty million people from 100 countries, is the world’s #1 life and business strategist. In this new book, he teams up with Christopher Zook, a renowned financial investor who draws from thirty years of experience to round out the trilogy of #1 New York Times bes ...Show more
How to Teach Economics to Your Dog - A Quirky Introduction by Rebecca Campbell; Anthony McGowan
Category: Business / Politics | Series: How to Teach Ser.
A fun take on some of the biggest questions in economics, made accessible for non-experts (and dogs) Monty is a dog, not a financial genius, but economics still shapes his everyday life. Over the course of seventeen walks, Dr Rebecca Campbell chews over economic concepts and investigates how the ...Show more
A Spy in Plain Sight - The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen--America's Most Damaging Russian Spy by Lis Wiehl
Category: Business / Politics
A legal analyst for NPR, NBC, and CNN delves into the facts surrounding what has been called the "worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history" the case of Robert Hanssen--a Russian spy who was embedded in the FBI for two decades. As a federal prosecutor and the daughter of an FBI agent, Wiehl has a ...Show more
Liftoff - Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger
Category: Business / Politics
'Just read it.' Elon MuskThe dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX--and Elon Musk--from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company.SpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation ...Show more
My Fourth Time, We Drowned - Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route by Sally Hayden
Category: Business / Politics
Winner of The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022Winner of The Michel Déon Prize 2022Winner of the An Post Irish Book of the Year Award 2022Winner of the An Post Irish Book Award for Nonfiction 2022A Financial Times Best Political Book of 2022 A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 A New Yorker Best ...Show more
Butler to the World: How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals by Oliver Bullough
Category: Business / Politics
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION ON BRITAIN’S RESPONSE TO THE UKRAINE CRISIS ‘Shockingly timely’ Mail on Sunday ‘A savage analysis of Britain’s soul. As essential as Orwell at his best’ Peter Pomerantsev ‘Horribly brilliant’ James O'Brien How did Britain become the servant of the ...Show more
The Creative Business Handbook - Follow Your Passions and Be Your Own Boss by Alicia Puig; Ekaterina Popova; Leila Simon Hayes (Illustrator)
Category: Business / Politics
Offering veteran insight and friendly, actionable advice from two self-made women who manage three six-figure businesses, this practical handbook acts as a roadmap to guide anyone wanting to build a profitable venture out of their creative passion. Figuring out how to make a living from your creative wo ...Show more
The Spoils of War - Power, Profit and the American War Machine by Andrew Cockburn
Category: Business / Politics
Why does the United States go to war?--a leading Harper's commentator on U.S. foreign affairs searches for answers. A withering exposé of runaway military spending and the private economic interests funding the U.S. war machine--for fans of Rachel Maddow and Democracy Now! America has a long tra ...Show more