"Beware the shadow, and the storm in the north..." Britain, 470 AD. Ambrosius Aurelanius, the defender of Britannia, is dead, murdered by the son of his greatest enemy. His successor, the heroic Gener
Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling’s eye-opening portrait of contemporary Japan In Bending Adversity, Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing
A provocative critique of the pieties and fallacies of our obsession with economic growthWe live in a society in which a priesthood of economists, wielding impenetrable mathematical formulas, sets the
“Gwenhwyfar, daughter of Ogyrfan Gawr,Bad when little, worse when great...”Britannia, 481 AD. Artorius has reigned as High King for two years. After his shattering victory at Mount Badon, an uneasy pe
This is a both definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works, from Asia expert David Pilling. It is also the financial Times Book of the Year 2014. "An affectionate, beautifully writt
Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one of the world's largest economies and a country that exerts a remarkable cultural fascination. David Pilling's new book is an entertaining, deeply knowled
A near miracle' Ha-Joon Chang, author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About CapitalismIn The Growth Delusion, author and prize-winning journalist David Pilling explores how economists and their cult
A revelatory and entertaining book about the pitfalls of how we measure our economy and how to correct them, by an award-winning editor of The Financial TimesIn The Growth Delusion, author and prize-w
The second edition of the definitive book on how modern Japan works, now fully updated up to include the new 'Reiwa' Era and the year of the Olympics'A superb book that, better than any other I have r
